Masashi Mamada, Tsuyoshi Minami, Hiroshi Katagiri, Takafumi Omiya and Shizuo Tokito
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 8834-8837
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC04876A,
Communication
Mellitic triimide derivatives with N-benzyl groups form conformations with concave cavities, that are capable of including aromatic molecules such as benzene, nitrobenzene, etc. In addition, they act as supramolecular gelators, which enable the detection of aromatic molecules as a gel–sol phase transition.