A rigid bicyclo[3.3.0]octane (octahydropentalene): a heavily constrained novel aliphatic template for molecular self-assembly

This Letter reports the utility of a heavily constrained cis-fused bicyclo[3.3.0]octane (octahydropentalene) aliphatic template for effecting molecular self-assembly. An attractive feature of this system is its heavily constrained alicyclic backbone that would allow for the exploration of self-assembling systems with conformationally ordered features.