Morris J Jacob, Noll Bruce C, Schultz Arthur J, Piccoli Paula M B, Henderson Kenneth W
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
Inorg Chem. 2007 Dec 10;46(25):10473-5. doi: 10.1021/ic7018082. Epub 2007 Nov 13.
The controlled hydrolysis of potassium 2-tert-butylphenoxide or 2-isopropylphenoxide leads to the unexpected encapsulation of the water inside K6O6 hexameric drum aggregates. Encapsulation of the neutral molecules is enabled in these instances through the formation of strong hydrogen bonds and dative interactions between the host and guest.