Superphane: a new lantern-like receptor for encapsulation of a water dimer

A new superphane, featuring an aesthetically pleasing structure, was successfully obtained via one-pot synthesis of a hexakis-amine and m-phthalaldehyde in a [2+6] manner. It proved capable of entrapping a water dimer within its cavity as inferred from the mass spectroscopy, crystallographical analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.

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The new superphane, with an aesthetically pleasing structure, was successfully synthesized via a one-pot method using hexakis-amine and m-phthalaldehyde in a [2+6] manner. It demonstrated the capability of entrapping a water dimer within its cavity, as confirmed by mass spectroscopy, crystallographical analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.