About polyhedrane “cages” and their doubtful supramolecular lodging capacity: a demonstration by the absurd and a plea for free expression in scientific journals

Polyhedral “cage” compounds such as cubane, adamantane, dodecahedrane, and their perfluorinated analogs, despite their appellation and standard representation, show little aptitude for supramolecular host–guest chemistry. The mere inspection of covalent and van der Waals atomic radii should convince...

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Main Author: Riess, Jean G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2024-05-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Chimie
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/articles/10.5802/crchim.288/
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