Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 38(49), p. 3997, 2013
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc40955d
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A conformationally flexible C3v symmetric N-bridged tripodal amide receptor encapsulates a tetrameric halide water cluster [X2(H2O)2](2-) (X = Cl(-)/Br(-)) within its dimeric capsular assembly and forms a non-capsular 1D polymeric assembly with higher homologous iodide anions upon protonation.