Issue 46, 2026
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Chemical Communications

Narcissistic assembly of homochiral covalent organic cages with dehydrobenzo[12]annulene (DBA) panels

Carson E. Ward,†a   Ryan J. Maguire,†a   Nitesh Kumar,†a   Christopher M. Hadad ORCID logo †a  and  Jovica D. Badjić ORCID logo †*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, badjic.1@osu.edu

Abstract

Dynamic imine condensations of a trivalent dehydrobenzo[12]annulene (DBA) with (1R,2R)- or (1S,2S)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (R/S-CDA) yield homochiral [2+3] organic cages through narcissistic self-sorting.

Graphical abstract: Narcissistic assembly of homochiral covalent organic cages with dehydrobenzo[12]annulene (DBA) panels

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC02397E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Apr 2026
Accepted
12 May 2026
First published
13 May 2026
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2026,62, 11605-11609

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Narcissistic assembly of homochiral covalent organic cages with dehydrobenzo[12]annulene (DBA) panels

C. E. Ward, R. J. Maguire, N. Kumar, C. M. Hadad and J. D. Badjić, Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 11605 DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02397E

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