Nature Communications (May 2017)

Selective C70 encapsulation by a robust octameric nanospheroid held together by 48 cooperative hydrogen bonds

  • Grzegorz Markiewicz,
  • Anna Jenczak,
  • Michał Kołodziejski,
  • Julian J. Holstein,
  • Jeremy K. M. Sanders,
  • Artur R Stefankiewicz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15109
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Individual hydrogen bonds are weak, so self-assembling multiple components via hydrogen bonding is a significant challenge. Here the authors report a robust, enantiopure nanocapsule held together by 48 cooperative hydrogen bonds, and use it for the selective binding of C70.