title: Synthesis and structure of a triptycene-based nanosized molecular cage.
abstract: A triptycene-based nanosized molecular cage was designed and efficiently synthesized by Eglington-Glaser coupling reaction, and its structure was determined by NMR, MS spectrometry and X-ray analysis. Moreover, it was found that the cage molecules could pack into a microporous structure in the solid state and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene molecules were located in the channels.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chuan-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; C520712:triptycene