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dimensional inclusion-compounds, alignment, crystallization, models, 02 Physical Sciences, 03 Chemical Sciences, 09 Engineering, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Abstract:

Communication: The synthesis of polar molecular materials with designed properties is a fundamental target of materials research. Here a fully rational synthesis of polar materials from a given set of precursors (perhydrotriphenylene and three different guests) is presented. A simulation shows that varying the relative proportions of each guest permits the level of polarity to be tuned with a high degree of control. These results are fundamental to the understanding of how a complex supramolecular system self-assembles into a material with polar properties.