Alkali cation-π interactions in aqueous systems, modulating supramolecular stereoisomerism of nanoscopic metal-organic capsules
Paul Wix, Swetanshu Tandon, Sebastien Vaesen, Kadri Karimu, Jennifer S. Mathieson, Kane Esien, Solveig Felton, Graeme W. Watson, Wolfgang Schmitt · 2024
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Paul Wix and co-authors show how salt ions shape tiny molecular capsules in this 2024 paper. Common sense says ion-pi attractions, where a charged ion hugs an electron cloud, should fade in water. The authors show they persist even in polar, watery mixes.
Trapped inside molecular pockets, alkali ions steer how the capsules assemble. The result is capsule forms that dry methods cannot reach. Their shapes differ from the usual clusters, whose vanadium-oxygen tips point outward like a shield. The account turns a weak force into a design tool. It offers chemists a fresh way to build nanoscale containers.
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| CREATOR | Paul Wix, Swetanshu Tandon, Sebastien Vaesen, Kadri Karimu, Jennifer S. Mathieson, Kane Esien, Solveig Felton, Graeme W. Watson, Wolfgang Schmitt |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |