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Channel Confinement of Aromatic Petrochemicals via Aryl–Perfluoroaryl Interactions With a B←N Host
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Channel Confinement of Aromatic Petrochemicals via Aryl–Perfluoroaryl Interactions With a B←N Host

Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado, Megan M D'mello, Michael A Sinnwell, Herbert Höpfl, Hugo Morales-Rojas and Leonard R MacGillivray
Frontiers in chemistry, Vol.7, pp.695-695
10/22/2019
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00695
PMCID: PMC6818625
PMID: 31696109
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00695View
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Abstract

We report channel confinement properties of an electron-deficient boron host derived from the orthogonal B←N interaction between a boronic ester and trans -pentafluorostilbazole. The boron host forms one-dimensional channels in the crystalline solid state when crystallized with common electron-rich aromatic petrochemicals (i.e., benzene, toluene, o -xylene) to form solvates and a cocrystal with stilbene. Molecular confinement of the electron-rich molecules in the solids is achieved through a combination of aryl–perfluoroaryl interactions (π-π F ) and hydrogen bonds.
boron boronic acids boronic esters channel confinement Chemistry crystal engineering host-guest chemistry inclusion chemistry self-assembly

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