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23. Rosokha YS, Lindeman SV, Rosokha SV, Kochi JK (2004) Halide recognition through diagnostic “anion-π” interactions: molecular complexes of Cl
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, and I
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26. Wang D-X, Wang Q-Q, Han Y, Wang Y, Huang Z-T, Wang M-X (2010) Versatile anion-π
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28. Guo Q-H, Fu Z-D, Zhao L, Wang M-X (2014) Synthesis, structure, and properties of O 6 -corona
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29. Giese M, Albrecht M, Krappitz T, Peters M, Gossen V, Raabe G, Valkonen A, Rissanen K
(2012) Cooperative of H-bonding and anion-π interaction in the binding of anions with neutral
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[3]triazine with anion-π interactions. Cryst Growth Des 18:2707–2711
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35. Chifotides HT, Giles ID, Dunbar KR (2013) Supramolecular architectures with π-acidic 3,6-bis
(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine cavities: role of anion-π interactions in the remarkable stability of
Fe(II) metallacycles in solution. J Am Chem Soc 135:3039–3055
36. Chifotides HT, Dunbar KR (2013) Anion-π interactions in supramolecular architectures.
Acc Chem Res 46:894–906
37. Kang P, Jung S, Lee J, Kang HJ, Lee H, Choi M-G (2016) Anion induced structural transformation in silver-(3,6-dimethoxy-1,2,4,5-tetrazine) coordination polymers under mechanochemical conditions. Dalton Trans 45:11949–11952
38. Han B, Lu J, Kochi JK (2008) Anion recognition via cocrystallizations with organic π-acids in
the efficient self-assembly of nanoscopic one-dimensional molecular chains (wires). Cryst
Growth Des 8:1327–1334
39. Wang D-X, Fa S-X, Liu Y, Hou B-Y, Wang M-X (2012) Anion-directed assembly of a
rectangular supramolecular cage in the solid state with electron-deficient phenoxylated
oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine. Chem Commun 48:11458–11460
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complex. J Am Chem Soc 126:4508–4509
22. de Hoog P, Gamez P, Mutikainen I, Turpeinen U, Reedijk J (2004) An aromatic anion receptor:
anion-π interactions do exist. Angew Chem Int Ed 43:5815–5817
23. Rosokha YS, Lindeman SV, Rosokha SV, Kochi JK (2004) Halide recognition through diagnostic “anion-π” interactions: molecular complexes of Cl
À
, Br
À
, and I
À with olefinic and
aromatic π receptors. Angew Chem Int Ed 43:4650–4652
24. Wang D-X, Zheng Q-Y, Wang Q-Q, Wang M-X (2008) Halide recognition by tetraoxacalix[2]
arene[2]triazine receptors: observation of concurrent non-covalent halide-π and lone-pair electron-π interactions in host-halide-water ternary complex in the solid state. Angew Chem Int Ed
47:7485–7488
25. Wang D-X, Wang M-X (2013) Anion-π interactions: generality, binding strength and structure.
J Am Chem Soc 135:892–897
26. Wang D-X, Wang Q-Q, Han Y, Wang Y, Huang Z-T, Wang M-X (2010) Versatile anion-π
interactions between halides and a conformationally rigid bis(tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine)
cage and their directing effect on molecular assembly. Chem Eur J 16:13053–13057
27. Schneebeli ST, Frasconi M, Liu Z, Wu Y, Gardner DM, Strutt NL, Cheng C, Carmieli R,
Wasielewski MR, Stoddart JF (2013) Electron sharing and anion-π recognition in molecular
triangular prisms. Angew Chem Int Ed 52:13100–13104
28. Guo Q-H, Fu Z-D, Zhao L, Wang M-X (2014) Synthesis, structure, and properties of O 6 -corona
[3]arene[3]tetrazines. Angew Chem Int Ed 53:13548–13552
29. Giese M, Albrecht M, Krappitz T, Peters M, Gossen V, Raabe G, Valkonen A, Rissanen K
(2012) Cooperative of H-bonding and anion-π interaction in the binding of anions with neutral
π-acceptors. Chem Commun 48:9983–9985
30. Adriaenssens L, Gil-Ramírez G, Frontera A, Quiñonero D, Escudero-Adán EC, Ballester P
(2014) Thermodynamic characterization of halide-π interactions in solution using “two-wall”
aryl extended calix[4]pyrroles as model system. J Am Chem Soc 136:3208–3218
31. Luo J, Ao Y-F, Malm C, Hunger J, Wang Q-Q, Wang D-X (2018) Tritopic ion-pair receptors
based on anion-π interactions for selective CaX 2 binding. Dalton Trans 47:7883–7887
32. Wang X-D, Wang Q-Q, Ao Y-F, Wang D-X (2018) Conformational control of oxacalix[3]arene
[3]triazine with anion-π interactions. Cryst Growth Des 18:2707–2711
33. Compos-Fernández CS, Schottel BL, Chifotides HT, Bera JK, Bacsa J, Koomen JM, Russell
DH, Dunbar KR (2005) Anion template effect on the self-assembly and interconversion of
metallacyclophanes. J Am Chem Soc 127:12909–12923
34. Schottel BL, Chifotides HT, Shatruk M, Chouai A, Pérez LM, Bacsa J, Dunbar KR (2016)
Anion-π interactions as controlling elements in self-assembly reactions of Ag(I) complexes with
π-acidic aromatic rings. J Am Chem Soc 128:5895–5912
35. Chifotides HT, Giles ID, Dunbar KR (2013) Supramolecular architectures with π-acidic 3,6-bis
(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine cavities: role of anion-π interactions in the remarkable stability of
Fe(II) metallacycles in solution. J Am Chem Soc 135:3039–3055
36. Chifotides HT, Dunbar KR (2013) Anion-π interactions in supramolecular architectures.
Acc Chem Res 46:894–906
37. Kang P, Jung S, Lee J, Kang HJ, Lee H, Choi M-G (2016) Anion induced structural transformation in silver-(3,6-dimethoxy-1,2,4,5-tetrazine) coordination polymers under mechanochemical conditions. Dalton Trans 45:11949–11952
38. Han B, Lu J, Kochi JK (2008) Anion recognition via cocrystallizations with organic π-acids in
the efficient self-assembly of nanoscopic one-dimensional molecular chains (wires). Cryst
Growth Des 8:1327–1334
39. Wang D-X, Fa S-X, Liu Y, Hou B-Y, Wang M-X (2012) Anion-directed assembly of a
rectangular supramolecular cage in the solid state with electron-deficient phenoxylated
oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine. Chem Commun 48:11458–11460
274
D.-X. Wang