Giant molecular spoked wheels in giant voids: two-dimensional molecular self-assembly goes big
- 27 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 33,p. 3897-3899
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b806444j
Abstract
We present here the formation of giant pores in surface-confined molecular networks of a triangular-shaped dehydrobenzo-[12]annulene derivative: the diameter of the pores reaches over 7 nm and the giant pores are used as templates to accommodate a giant molecular spoked wheel, which allows us to observe rotational and adsorption–desorption dynamics of single guest molecules.Keywords
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