title: Silver(I) mediated folding of a molecular basket.
abstract: We have investigated Ag(I) mediated folding of a tridentate compound, containing three pyridine flaps tethered to a semirigid scaffold, into a molecular basket, using both experimental and theoretical methods. The basket formation has been shown to be highly favorable in organic media (Delta G degrees = -7.2 kcal/mol), with the assembly process allowing for another ligand to bind preferentially on the outer side.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Zhiqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Shijing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardlik
authors.forename: Wanji
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Veselin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maslak
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gallucci
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hadad
authors.forename: Jovica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Badjić
mesh_terms: D008024:Ligands; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; D012834:Silver