Table 1 Properties of nanocubes

Nanocube	T _1/2 ^a	ΔT_1/2^b	ΔSAS^c	ΔC_P^d	PSV^e
	(K)	(K)	(Å²)	(kJ mol^–1 K^–1)	(cm³ g^–1)
BM	403	–	4258.6	8.01^f	0.813
G₂@BM	>423	>20	5285.3	9.94^f	0.784
PM	385	–	4220.8	7.94^f	0.820
G₂@PM	408	23	5249.8	9.87^f	0.787
HM	313	–	3431.0	3.23^g	0.836
G₂@HM	343	30	4383.0	8.24^f	0.818
BD	338	–	3642.3	6.28^g	0.831
G₂@BD	408	70	4680.1	8.80^f	0.798

^aDisassembly temperature (T_1/2) is the temperature at which half of the nanocubes are disassembled into the monomers, determined by variable temperature ¹H NMR spectroscopy. For the nanocubes, T_1/2≠T_(ΔG=0)
^bΔT_1/2 is the difference in the T_1/2 between the G₂@nanocube and the nanocube. G indicates 1,3,5-tribromomesitylene
^cDesolvation surface area (ΔSAS) is the difference between the molecular surfaces of the six monomers and that of the nanocube
^dHeat capacity change for disassembly (ΔC_P) is the difference between C_P of the nanocube state and that of the monomer state
^ePSV indicates partial-specific volume
^fEstimated by equation (ΔC_P = 1.88 × ΔSAS)⁴⁴
^gDetermined by variable temperature dilution ITC measurements

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