Cavity-tailored, self-sorting supramolecular catalytic boxes for selective oxidation.
Using a steric self-sorting strategy, the assembly of highly ordered and rigid supramolecular boxes possessing catalytic properties has been achieved in one step. The formation of these assemblies, comprising up to 18 porphyrin centers, was readily confirmed by solution X-ray scattering in conjunction with fluorescent spectroscopy. Size-selective and enantioselective oxidation catalysis were both demonstrated.
Lee
Suk Joong
SJ
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
Cho
So-Hye
SH
Mulfort
Karen L
KL
Tiede
David M
DM
Hupp
Joseph T
JT
Nguyen
SonBinh T
ST