Assembly of trigonal and tetragonal prismatic cages from octahedral metal ions and a flexible molecular clip.
Reaction of a semirigid ligand with two octahedral metal ions with restricted coordination symmetry afforded metalated container complexes showing trigonal or tetragonal outer shapes and inner cavities.
Liu
Zhi-Min
ZM
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Liu
Yu
Y
Zheng
Sheng-Run
SR
Yu
Zhi-Quan
ZQ
Pan
Mei
M
Su
Cheng-Yong
CY
D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic / Q000379:methods*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation
D007477:Ions; D008024:Ligands; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008670:Metals