Table 1 Disassembly temperatures (T1/2) for the 16 nanocubes with or without guests

From: Induced-fit expansion and contraction of a self-assembled nanocube finely responding to neutral and anionic guests

Nanocube

Total guest volume (Å3)

T1/2a (°C)

Formation ratio (6[guest(s)@16]/[1]) at 150 °C

1 6

0

130

–

PC@16

248

140

–

DU2@16

348

145

–

DF@16

407

>150b

2

TBM2@16

440

>150b

4

PE2@16

508

143

–

  1. aT1/2 is the temperature at which half of the nanocubes are disassembled into the monomers determined by variable temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy ([1]total = 1.0 mM, D2O, in a sealed pressure tube)
  2. bThe exact T1/2 could not be determined because of the temperature limit of the instrument
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