Shape-Selective Sorption and Fluorescence Sensing of Aromatics in a Flexible …

The large tetrapod tetrakis[(4-methylthiophenyl)ethynyl]silane was crystallized with AgBF4 to form a diamondoid network based on the Ag(I)-thioether interaction. A 4-fold interpenetration of the individual nets was observed, with the rest of the unit-cell volume occupied by the benzene guests. The benzene molecules can be removed without collapsing of the host networks, even though the benze…