Encapsulation of alkyldiammonium ions within two different cavities of twisted cucurbit[14]uril

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc08642f
• Publication Date: 2016-01-04T16:03:00Z
• Authors: Qing Li; Sheng-Chao Qiu; Kai Chen; Ying Zhang; Ruibing Wang; Ying Huang; Zhu Tao; Qian-Jiang Zhu; Jing-Xin Liu
• Keywords: Encapsulation

This study shows that the twisted cucurbit[14]uril features two different cavities, which can encapsulate or even three guest molecules with suitable shape and size, forming a special inclusion complex.