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From: Kinetic trapping of 2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)benzene and ZnI2 into M12L8 poly-[n]-catenanes using solution and solid-state processes

Figure 2

(a) Pictures taken during the instant synthesis experiments in the preparation of the TPB-ZnI2 poly-[n]-catenane at room temperature conditions before adding ZnI2 (left) and after complexation (right). (b) Experimental powder XRD pattern of the solid product (a1) obtained from the instant synthesis of TPB and ZnI2 using nitrobenzene as the templating aromatic solvent. The diffraction pattern shows that the material is amorphous. (c) The peak intensities observed in the powder XRD denote the formation of a crystalline phase. The first two peaks with Miller indices of (2–10) and (101) are highlighted. (d) TGA data carried out on a1 immersed in MeOH/toluene showing the weight loss corresponding to ca. 14% of the total weight.

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