Metal-directed self-assembly of bimetallic dithiocarbamate transition metal cryptands and their binding capabilities.
A novel family of redox-active dinuclear transition metal based cryptands self-assembled from dithiocarbamate ligands has been synthesised; depending upon the nature of the spacer groups these new cryptand systems have been shown to electrochemically recognise the binding of cations or anions.
Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK OX1 3QR. paul.beer@chem.ox.ac.uk
Paul D
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Beer
Neil G
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Berry
Andrew R
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Cowley
Elizabeth J
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Hayes
Edward C
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Oates
Wallace W H
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Wong