On the encapsulation of hydrocarbon components of natural gas within molecular baskets in water. The role of C-H···π interactions and the host's conformational dynamics in the process of encapsulation

Y Ruan; P W Peterson; C M Hadad; J D Badjić

doi:10.1039/c4cc04107k

On the encapsulation of hydrocarbon components of natural gas within molecular baskets in water. The role of C-H···π interactions and the host's conformational dynamics in the process of encapsulation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Aug 21;50(65):9086-9. doi: 10.1039/c4cc04107k.

Authors

Y Ruan¹, P W Peterson, C M Hadad, J D Badjić

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, USA. badjic@chemistry.ohio-state.edu.

PMID: 24986237
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc04107k

Abstract

We examined the encapsulation of CH4, C2H6, C3H8 and iso-C4H10 in water, using four molecular baskets [1]-[4]. The baskets were shown to bind to hydrocarbon gases by forming favourable C-H···π contacts and, concurrently, adjusting the size of their cup-shaped platform.