Structural deformation and host–guest properties of doubly-reduced cycloparaphenylenes, [n]CPPs2− (n = 6, 8, 10, and 12)

• DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03072d
• Publication Date: 2020-08-10T12:53:31Z
• Authors: Zheng Zhou; Zheng Wei; Tobias A. Schaub; Ramesh Jasti; Marina A. Petrukhina
• Keywords: Chemistry; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

The series of doubly-reduced cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) with increasing dimensions and flexibility shows the size-dependent structural changes and enhanced host abilities.