Archimedean solids: transition metal mediated rational self-assembly of supramolecular-truncated tetrahedra.
A family of nanoscale-sized supramolecular cage compounds with a polyhedral framework is prepared by self-assembly from tritopic building blocks and rectangular corner units via noncovalent coordination interactions. These highly symmetrical cage compounds are described as face-directed, self-assembled truncated tetrahedra with T(d) symmetry.
Leininger
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Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Fan
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Schmitz
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Stang
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