Crystallization of Supramolecular Materials: Perhydrotriphenylene (PHTP) Inclusion Compounds with Nonlinear Optical Properties

A linear arrangement of guest molecules in perhydrotriphenylene inclusion compounds can lead to supramolecular materials with optimized physical properties. Through cocrystallization, different guests displaying pronounced nonlinear optical properties were incorporated within the channels of the host species (shown on the right) to give a high yield of polar single crystals.