title: Directed flexibility: self-assembly of a supramolecular tetrahedron.
abstract: Self-assembly of a tribenzo-27-crown-9 ether functionalized with six terpyridines generated (85%) an expanded tetrahedral structure comprised of four independent triangular surfaces interlinked by crown ether vertices.
authors: Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4717, USA. wesdemi@uakron.edu newkome@aukron.edu.
authors: James M
authors: JM
authors: Ludlow
authors: Tingzheng
authors: T
authors: Xie
authors: Zaihong
authors: Z
authors: Guo
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Guo
authors: Mary Jane
authors: MJ
authors: Saunders
authors: Charles N
authors: CN
authors: Moorefield
authors: Chrys
authors: C
authors: Wesdemiotis
authors: George R
authors: GR
authors: Newkome
mesh_terms: D043844:Crown Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D043844:Crown Ethers; D011725:Pyridines; D015032:Zinc