title: Template-controlled face-to-face stacking of olefinic and aromatic carboxylic acids in the solid state.
abstract: A rigid 1,8-dipyridylnaphthalene template for supramolecular organization of unsaturated dicarboxylic acids in the solid state has been developed. Self-assembly of the template and aromatic dicarboxylic acids generates nondistorted paracyclophane and pyridinophane architectures with perfectly superimposed pi-systems. The dipyridyl template can be used to promote stereoselective solid-state dimerization of olefinic dicarboxylic acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Shuanglong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolf