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ArticleNature communications2021

A contorted nanographene shelter.

Huang Wu, Yu Wang, Bo Song, Hui-Juan Wang, Jiawang Zhou, Yixun Sun, Leighton O Jones, Wenqi Liu, Long Zhang, Xuan Zhang and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Nanographene-Based van der Waals Organic Framework With Permanent Porosity.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Huang WuDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7429-0982
Yu WangDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0085-3308
Bo SongDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4337-848X
Hui-Juan WangCollege of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Nankai District, Tianjin, China.
Jiawang ZhouDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yixun SunKey Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
Leighton O JonesDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6657-2632
Wenqi LiuDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Long ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4631-158X
Xuan ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Kang CaiCollege of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Nankai District, Tianjin, China.
Xiao-Yang ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3449-4136
Charlotte L SternDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9491-289X
Junfa WeiKey Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
Omar K FarhaDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Jessica M AnnaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5440-6987
George C SchatzDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5837-4740
Yu LiuCollege of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Nankai District, Tianjin, China. yuliu@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-8723-1896
J Fraser StoddartDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. stoddart@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3161-3697

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanographenes have kindled considerable interest in the fields of materials science and supramolecular chemistry as a result of their unique self-assembling and optoelectronic properties. Encapsulating the contorted nanographenes inside artificial receptors, however, remains challenging. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a trigonal prismatic hexacationic cage, which has a large cavity and adopts a relatively flexible conformation. It serves as a receptor, not only for planar coronene, but also for contorted nanographene derivatives with diameters of approximately 15 Å and thicknesses of 7 Å. A comprehensive investigation of the host-guest interactions in the solid, solution and gaseous states by experimentation and theoretical calculations reveals collectively an induced-fit binding mechanism with high binding affinities between the cage and the nanographenes. Notably, the photostability of the nanographenes is improved significantly by the ultrafast deactivation of their excited states within the cage. Encapsulating the contorted nanographenes inside the cage provides a noncovalent strategy for regulating their photoreactivity.

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