Volume 53, Issue 48 pp. 13088-13092
Communication

Entrapment of Elusive Guests within Metal-Seamed Nanocapsules

Dr. Harshita Kumari

Dr. Harshita Kumari

Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 601 S. College Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211 (USA)

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Dr. Ping Jin

Dr. Ping Jin

Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 601 S. College Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211 (USA)

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Dr. Simon J. Teat

Dr. Simon J. Teat

Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA, 94720 (USA)

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Dr. Charles L. Barnes

Dr. Charles L. Barnes

Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 601 S. College Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211 (USA)

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Dr. Scott J. Dalgarno

Dr. Scott J. Dalgarno

Institute of Chemical Sciences, William Perkin Building, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS (Scotland)

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Prof. Jerry L. Atwood

Corresponding Author

Prof. Jerry L. Atwood

Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 601 S. College Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211 (USA)

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First published: 08 October 2014
Citations: 26

We thank the NSF (J.L.A.), NSF CHE-95-31247, and NIH 1S10RR11962-01 for financial support of this work. We also thank Dr. Wei G. Wycoff for NMR support and valuable discussions. The Advanced Light Source is supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.

Graphical Abstract

Anions play a crucial role in locking alkali metals on the interior of metal–organic capsules that contain structural water gates. This role is further evidenced when stitching-up the capsule seam, resulting in either expulsion or trapping of cesium ions depending on the anion employed.

Abstract

Anions play a crucial role in locking alkali metals on the interior of metal–organic capsules that contain structural water gates. This role is further evidenced when stitching-up the capsule seam, resulting in either expulsion or trapping of cesium ions depending on the anion employed.

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