Alkali cation-π interactions in aqueous systems, modulating supramolecular stereoisomerism of nanoscopic metal-organic capsules

Abstract Contrary to common chemical intuition, cation-π interactions can persist in polar, aqueous reaction solutions, rather than in dry non-coordinative solvent systems. This account highlights how alkali ion-π interactions impart distinctive structure-influencing supramolecular forces that can b...

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Main Authors: Paul Wix, Swetanshu Tandon, Sebastien Vaesen, Kadri Karimu, Jennifer S. Mathieson, Kane Esien, Solveig Felton, Graeme W. Watson, Wolfgang Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54426-4
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