Racemic-bis-
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-naphthol (
rac-BN) reacts with 4,4'-bipyridine (BIPY) to form two types of supramolecularadducts via O-H···N hydrogen bonds. One of those adducts consists of a cyclic aggregate formed by two molecules of
rac-BN and two molecules of BIPY, while the other consists of a 1D-chain in which BIPY and
rac-BN arrange alternatelythrough O-H···N hydrogen bonds. Interestingly, both these adducts have shown a remarkable ability to form continuouschannels that enclathrate aromatic guest molecules such as benzene, toluene,
p-xylene, biphenyl, naphthalene, andanthracene.