Novel neutral guest recognition and interpenetrated complex formation from pillar[5]arenes

• DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14829j
• Publication Date: 2011-09-19T09:37:10Z
• Authors: Chunju Li; Songhui Chen; Jian Li; Kang Han; Min Xu; Bingjie Hu; Yihua Yu; Xueshun Jia
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Simple alkyl-substituted pillar[5]arenes can form stable interpenetrated complexes with neutral bis(imidazole) guests utilizing multiple C-H···O(N) hydrogen bond and C-H···π interactions.