Porphyrin Boxes: Rationally Designed Porous Organic Cages

S. Hong, Md. R. Rohman, J. Jia, Y. Kim, D. Moon, Y. Kim, Y. H. Ko, E. Lee, and K. Kim.

Find a way: A new strategy for synthesis of shape-persistent organic cages based on porphyrins through rational design is reported. The size of cavities and windows of the organic cages can be modulated using different sized building units while maintaining the topology of the cages.