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(a) Self-assembly of cage 1. (b) Stacked 1H NMR spectra (DMSO-d 6 , 500 MHz, 298 K) of: (i) cage 1 (green) and (ii) ligand L 1 (maroon). (c) Overlaid DOSY NMR spectra of cage 1 (green) and ligand L 1 (maroon).

(a) Self-assembly of cage 1. (b) Stacked 1H NMR spectra (DMSO-d 6 , 500 MHz, 298 K) of: (i) cage 1 (green) and (ii) ligand L 1 (maroon). (c) Overlaid DOSY NMR spectra of cage 1 (green) and ligand L 1 (maroon).