Butler Ian R, Evans Daniel M, Horton Peter N, Coles Simon J, Parker Stewart F, Capelli Silvia C
Department of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom.
EPSRC National Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
IUCrJ. 2022 Apr 27;9(Pt 3):364-369. doi: 10.1107/S2052252522003396. eCollection 2022 May 1.
The self-assembly and self-organization of water molecules are relevant in many fields of research. When water spontaneously reacts with 2,2,6,6-tetra-methyl-piperidine (TMP) to form colourless and crystalline discrete needles, only in the exact ratio of 2:1, it is important to understand the phenomenon. Single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction data have unveiled that TMP self-assembles around columns of water molecules, and as such, the resulting adduct may be described as a series of molecular water pipes.
水分子的自组装和自组织在许多研究领域都具有相关性。当水与2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶（TMP）自发反应形成无色晶体离散针状物时，且仅在精确的2:1比例下，理解这一现象很重要。单晶X射线和中子衍射数据表明，TMP围绕水分子柱自组装，因此，所得加合物可描述为一系列分子水管。
