Acid-base-driven interconversion between a mononuclear complex and supramolecular coordination polymers in a terpyridine-functionalized dioxocyclam ligand.
A polytopic cyclam-bis-terpyridine ligand has been used to accomplish an acid-base-triggered formation of either a mononuclear neutral complex or metallopolymers with Cu(2+) ions. A controlled interconversion between these two forms was achieved through the reversible displacement of a Cu(2+) cation from the macrocycle to the terpyridine units.
Gasnier
Aurélien
A
Département de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR CNRS 5250, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Barbe
Jean-Michel
JM
Bucher
Christophe
C
Denat
Franck
F
Moutet
Jean-Claude
JC
Saint-Aman
Eric
E
Terech
Pierre
P
Royal
Guy
G