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SUBMITTER: Massena CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5155591 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Massena Casey J CJ Wageling Nicholas B NB Decato Daniel A DA Martin Rodriguez Enrique E Rose Ariana M AM Berryman Orion B OB
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20160714 40
The self-assembly of higher-order anion helicates in solution remains an elusive goal. Herein, we present the first triple helicate to encapsulate iodide in organic and aqueous media as well as the solid state. The triple helicate self-assembles from three tricationic arylethynyl strands and resembles a tubular anion channel lined with nine halogen bond donors. Eight strong iodine⋅⋅⋅iodide halogen bonds and numerous buried π-surfaces endow the triplex with remarkable stability, even at elevated ...[more]