title: Synthesis of a novel triptycene-based molecular tweezer and its complexation with paraquat derivatives.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A novel triptycene-based molecular tweezer has been synthesized, and its complexation with paraquat derivatives in solution and in the solid state has been studied. Due to its electron-rich cavity, the molecular tweezer could form stable complexes with paraquat derivatives with different functional groups. Moreover, it was also found that formation of the complexes was caused by a charge transfer interaction and the complexes dissociated upon two one-electron reduction of the bipyridinium ring.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Xia
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Hai-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Chuan-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010269:Paraquat / Q000737:chemistry*; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D011522:Protons; D010269:Paraquat