title: Metal-directed self-assembly of a Zn(II)-salpyr complex into a supramolecular vase structure.
abstract: A new type of supramolecular building block, Zn(II)-salpyr [salpyr = N,N'-3-pyridylenebis(salicylideneimine)], is described that contains both a pyridyl donor and a Lewis acidic Zn(II) acceptor site in the salen framework. As a consequence, this building block self-organizes into a stable tetrameric vase structure via cooperative intermolecular Zn-N(pyr) interactions.
authors.affiliation: Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arjan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kleij
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuil
authors.forename: Duncan M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tooke
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Spek
authors.forename: Joost N H
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Reek
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001665:Binding Sites; D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic / Q000379:methods; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D011725:Pyridines; D015032:Zinc