title: Isorecticular Synthesis of Dissectible Molecular Bamboo Tubes of Hexarhenium(I) Benzene-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexaolate Complexes.
abstract: A family of bamboo-like metal-organic nanotubes consisting of in situ synthesized macromolecular blocks (MB) is reported. The MBs are composed of six fac-(CO)3 Re cores, one benzene-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexaolate plate, and six pyridine-derivative pillar ligands, which have a doubly tri-legged geometry and can be mutually assembled, piece by piece. This entire system is characterized as a simple but precise supramolecular complexation of these macromolecular blocks and further introduces an archetypal approach to systematically constructing a tunable form of dissectible molecular bamboo tubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan. f10403@ntut.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Tien-Wen
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1525-9237
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzuoo-Tsair
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shi-Hao
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kai-Hsiang
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan. kuanglieh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kuang-Lieh
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lu
keywords: dynamic conformations; macromolecular blocks; materials engineering; metal-organic nanotubes; supramolecular complexation