Hollow sphere formation from a three-dimensional structure composed of an adamantane-based cage

J Org Chem. 2014 Jul 18;79(14):6738-42. doi: 10.1021/jo500989c. Epub 2014 Jul 7.

Abstract

An adamantane-based cage with a three-dimensional (3D) framework was synthesized by the copper-mediated acetylene coupling reaction, in which two 1,3,5-triethynyladamantane units were linked by phenyldiacetylenic bridges possessing ester groups. X-ray crystallography revealed that the cage has an internal space and accommodates a solvent molecule, which afforded molecular networks through CH/O interactions between cage molecules. Furthermore, the cage containing six ester groups spontaneously self-assembled into hollow spherical aggregates with an average diameter of 230 nm in a mixed solvent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adamantane / chemical synthesis*
  • Adamantane / chemistry
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Particle Size
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Adamantane