Self-assembly of molecular prisms via an organometallic "clip".
[reaction: see text] Under the appropriate conditions, the combination of two tritopic pyridyl ligands with three metal-containing molecular "clips" spontaneously generates supramolecular coordination cages with trigonal prismatic frameworks.
Kuehl
Christopher J
CJ
Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
Yamamoto
Takuya
T
Seidel
S Russell
SR
Stang
Peter J
PJ
D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
D009942:Organometallic Compounds