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. 2017 Jun 28;8:15914. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15914

Figure 1. Design and synthetic strategy of a molecular peanut.

Figure 1

(a) Photograph of a peanut. (b) Schematic representation of the stepwise formation of (i) a molecular double capsule from W-shaped polyaromatic ligands and metal ions using coordination bonds and (ii) a molecular peanut from the double capsule and fullerene molecules using π-stacking interactions. (c) W-shaped polyaromatic ligands 1a and 1b designed herein.