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.
Beer
Paul D
PD
Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK OX1 3QR. paul.beer@chem.ox.ac.uk
Berry
Neil G
NG
Cowley
Andrew R
AR
Hayes
Elizabeth J
EJ
Oates
Edward C
EC
Wong
Wallace W H
WW