Binding of an acetonitrile molecule inside the ethereal cavity of a hexaarylbenzene-based receptor via a synergy of C-H...O/C-H...pi interactions.
A pair of hexaarylbenzene-based receptors, which contain a circular, as well as a partially-broken, ethereal fence around the central benzene ring, bind acetonitrile molecules via a synergy of C-H...O and C-H...pi interactions, as probed by X-ray crystallography.
Shukla
Ruchi
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Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, PO Box 1181, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
Lindeman
Sergey V
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Rathore
Rajendra
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D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure
D000097:Acetonitriles; D001555:Benzene Derivatives