title: A tubular macrocycle from covalently linked anthracenes and meta-phenylene spacers.
abstract: A novel tubular macrocycle containing four anthracene panels covalently linked by meta-phenylene spacers was synthesized. The tube is approximately 1 nm long with anthracene panels delimiting a columnar cavity with a diameter of ~1 nm and exhibits strong blue fluorescence.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sei
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akita
authors.forename: Michito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa