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G080 · Sesquiterpenoid

Germacrone

C15H22O · 218.34 g mol−1

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INTERACTIVE 3D STRUCTURE

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CHONCagePhenanthrene 2a
2D chemical structure of Germacrone
Germacrone · 2D chemical structure
3D crystal structure of Germacrone determined by the crystalline-sponge method
Germacrone · crystalline-sponge guest structure
Germacrone inside a crystalline sponge coordination cage
Germacrone · coordination-cage host–guest structure

Germacrone (compound 10) was structurally analyzed using cage 1a and phenanthrene (2a) in the size-compensation strategy for low-polarity small molecules.

Molecular formula
C15H22O
Molecular weight
218.34 g mol−1
CCDC accession
2565732 ↗
Host
Pd6L4 cage 1a
Study
Angew. Chem. 2026 · Size compensation
Compound in publication
10

Crystal records in this study

HostModulatorCCDCSI table
Standard cage 1aPhenanthrene 2a2565732S7

SOURCE PUBLICATION

Expanding the Chemical Space of Analytes in the 2G Crystalline Sponge Method: Size-Compensation Strategy for the Structural Analysis of Low-Polarity Small Molecules

W. He, L. Soliman, H. Takezawa, M. Fujita

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e4748505.

First published: 20 October 2026 · Early View

DOI 10.1002/anie.4748505 ↗