In contrast to self-assembly in solution systems, the construction of well-defined assemblies in the solid state has long been identified as a challenging task. Herein, we report the formation of tweezers-shaped molecules into various assemblies through a solid-state self-assembly strategy. The relatively flexible molecular tweezers undergo exclusive and quantitative assembly into either cyclic hexamers or a porous network through classical recrystallization or the exposure of powders to solvent vapor, despite the fact that they form only dimers in solution. The cyclic hexamers have high thermal stability and exhibit moderate solid-state fluorescence. The formation of heterologous assemblies consisting of different tweezers allows for tuning these solid-state properties of the cyclic hexamer. Furthermore, (trimethylsilyl)ethynyl-substituted tweezers demonstrate solvent-vapor-induced dynamic interconversion between the cyclic hexamer and a pseudocyclic dimer in the solid state. This assembly behavior, which has been studied extensively in solution-based supramolecular chemistry, had not been accomplished in the solid state so far.

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