Side chain-directed assembly of triangular molecular panels into a tetrahedron vs. open cone.
Despite their structural similarity, triangular tetradentate ligands 2b and 2c experience different assembly pathways on complexation with (en)Pd(NO3)2 to give M8L4 tetrahedral (3) and open cone (4) structures, respectively, due to steric restriction by side chains at the corner or on the edge of the ligands.
Yoshizawa
Michito
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Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Nagao
Muneki
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Umemoto
Kazuhiko
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Biradha
Kumar
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Fujita
Makoto
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Sakamoto
Shigeru
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Yamaguchi
Kentaro
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