Formation of extended tapes of cyclic water hexamers in an organic molecular crysatal host

Radu Custelcean, Cerasela Afloroaei, Mircea Vlassa, Mihai Polverejan

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Abstract

An icelike chair conformation is adopted by the cyclic water hexamers found in an organic inclusion complex. Self-assembly of the hexamers into one-dimensional tapes (see picture), which interact very weakly with the organic host, confers on them characteristics similar to those of liquid water, as attested by FT-IR spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3094-3096
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume39
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Inclusion compounds
  • Supramolecular chemistry
  • Water

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