Self-assembly of a novel macrotricyclic Pd(II) metallocage encapsulating a nitrate ion.
Complexation of the ligand 1 with Pd(NO3)2 leads to the self-assembly of a very stable M2L4 type macrotricyclic cage that encapsulates a nitrate ion inside its cavity.
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chikusaku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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