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Title: Modular assembly of metal-organic super-containers incorporating calixarenes

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1417589

A new strategy to design container molecules is presented. Sulfonylcalix[4]arenes, which are synthetic macrocyclic containers, are used as building blocks that are combined with various metal ions and tricarboxylate ligands to construct metal-organic `super-containers` (MOSCs). These MOSCs possess both endo and exo cavities and thus mimic the structure of viruses. The synthesis of MOSCs is highly modular, robust, and predictable.

Research Organization:
South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre, SD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-08ER64624; EE0000270
Assignee:
South Dakota Board of Regents (Pierre, SD)
Patent Number(s):
9,868,752
Application Number:
13/862,651
OSTI ID:
1417589
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Apr 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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