Fig. 5: Calculated energy-minimized conformations of R-C[4]B@2G5 homoternary complex.
![Fig. 5: Calculated energy-minimized conformations of R-C[4]B@2G5 homoternary complex.](http://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-025-64739-7/MediaObjects/41467_2025_64739_Fig5_HTML.png)
a Top-down and b side-on views of the energy-minimized conformation of R-C[4]B@2G5 using DFT calculations at the B3LYP–D3/6-31G(d) level. c Top-down and d side-on views of the intermolecular binding isosurfaces of the R-C[4]B@2G5 obtained from an independent gradient model based on Hirshfeld partition (IGMH) analysis (ρ = 0.004 au).