Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 1(46), p. 88-90
DOI: 10.1039/b917931c
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We describe an innovative approach to the generation of tetrameric water clusters in the solid state. The specific H-bond pattern induced by the tetraphosphonate cavitand template via its rigidly preorganized P=O acceptor groups leads to the exclusive formation of the unique cyclic homodromic water tetramer of C(4) symmetry.