A double ouroboros-shaped noncovalent molecular dimer

A double ouroboros-shaped molecular dimer was crystallized from a tripodal molecule having the ability to adopt conformation similar to molecular tweezers at one end and a lone unit at the other. Two complementary tripodal molecules self-organize into a dimer like two serpents biting each other's tails in a circular fashion.

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This is a report on a double ouroboros-shaped molecular dimer that is formed from a tripodal molecule with molecular tweezers-like conformation at one end and a lone unit at the other. Two complementary tripodal molecules organize themselves into a dimer resembling two serpents biting each other's tails in a circular fashion.