Creating a nanospace like no other: Scientists build a nanocage with antiaromatic walls

Date 23rd, Oct 2019
Source ScienceDaily - General News Websites

DESCRIPTION

Researchers have built a self-assembled nanocage with a very unusual nanospace: Its walls are made of antiaromatic molecules, which are generally considered too unstable to work with. By overturning assumptions about the limits of nano-chemical engineering, the study creates an entirely new nanospace for scientists to explore. Nanometer-sized cavities are already finding a range of useful applications in chemistry, medicine and environmental science.