Simplified Cartoon Process of the Hexaphenylbenzene Nanocube Hosting Different Guest Molecules (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Simplified Cartoon Process of the Hexaphenylbenzene Nanocube Hosting Different Guest Molecules

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The nanocube is built with hexaphenylbenzene molecules about 2 nanometers in diameter, but the cube can expand or contract to best accommodate host molecules based on their size, shape, and atomic charge.

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Image by Shuichi Hiraoka CC-BY-ND.

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