| Literature DB >> 15740084 |
Michito Yoshizawa1, Takahiro Kusukawa, Masaki Kawano, Takashi Ohhara, Ichiro Tanaka, Kazuo Kurihara, Nobuo Niimura, Makoto Fujita.
Abstract
An adamantanoid (H2O)10 cluster is formed within the hydrophobic cavity of a self-assembled coordination cage. This cluster is termed "molecular ice" because it is the smallest unit of naturally occurring Ic-type ice. X-ray structural analysis, coupled with neutron diffraction study, reveals that the molecular ice is formed not by a simple space-filling effect but by efficient molecular recognition within the cage via H2O:...pi interaction.Entities:
Year: 2005 PMID: 15740084 DOI: 10.1021/ja043953w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419