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Chem. Commun., 2002, 2260 - 2261, DOI: 10.1039/b207026j

Spontaneous assembly of a hydrogen-bonded tetrahedron

Jason E. Field, Marianny Y. Combariza, Richard W. Vachet and D. Venkataraman

Triphenylamine ortho-tricarboxylic acid (1) has been synthesized and the crystal structure reported. This molecule is shown to spontaneously self-assemble into a hydrogen-bonded tetrahedron. Furthermore, Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopy shows evidence for the stability of such aggregates from an ethanol/water solution.

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