Supramolecule-to-supramolecule transformations of coordination-driven self-assembled polygons.
Two types of supramolecular transformations, wherein a self-assembled Pt(II)-pyridyl metal-organic polygon is controllably converted into an alternative polygon, have been achieved through the reaction between cobalt carbonyl and the acetylene moiety of a dipyridyl donor ligand. A [6 + 6] hexagon is transformed into two [3 + 3] hexagons, and a triangle-square mixture is converted into [2 + 2] rhomboids. 1H and 31P NMR spectra are used to track the transformation process and evaluate the yield of new self-assembled polygons. Such transformed species are identified by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. This new kind of supramolecule-to-supramolecule transformations provides a viable means for constructing, and then converting, new self-assembled polygons.
Zhao
Liang
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Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. liangz@chem.utah.edu
Northrop
Brian H
BH
Stang
Peter J
PJ
D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000737:chemistry; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
D000480:Alkynes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D003035:Cobalt; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl