Rhenium-based molecular rectangular boxes with large inner cavity and high shape selectivity towards benzene molecule

Rong-Tang Liao; Woei-Chyuan Yang; P. Thanasekaran; Chen-Chuan Tsai; M. Sathiyendiran; Yen-Hsiang Liu; T. Rajendran; Hsiu-Mei Lin; Tien-Wen Tseng; Kuang-Lieh Lu

doi:10.1039/B802777C

Rhenium-based molecular rectangular boxes with large inner cavity and high shape selectivity towards benzene molecule†

Rong-Tang Liao,^a Woei-Chyuan Yang,^b P. Thanasekaran,^a Chen-Chuan Tsai,^a M. Sathiyendiran,^a Yen-Hsiang Liu,^a T. Rajendran,^a Hsiu-Mei Lin,^a Tien-Wen Tseng^b and Kuang-Lieh Lu*^a

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^b Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

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The self-assembly of rhenium-based rectangular boxes with a large inner cavity can be achieved via a simple one-step synthetic route; these molecules selectively recognize planar aromatic molecules, benzene in particular.

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Rhenium-based molecular rectangular boxes with large inner cavity and high shape selectivity towards benzene molecule†

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