Retraction Note: Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry (2023) 103:407–419

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-023-01205-1

The Editors-in-Chief have retracted this article on the author’s request. After the publication of the article, the authors realized that they had made errors during the pre-processing of ROI images and that methods employed for contour fitting were not appropriate for Hydrogen Blocks (HBs) of complex shapes and minor deformations. Additionally, the authors have not taken into account the effect of various environmental factors (temperature and humidity) on the self-assembly process. These errors led to incorrect results and conclusions.

The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the results and conclusions presented in this article.

Author, Jiadong HE stated that all authors agree with this retraction.