title: Synthesis of six-component metallodendrimers via [3 + 3] coordination-driven self-assembly.
abstract: A new class of 120 degrees dendritic di-Pt(II) acceptor subunits has been designed and synthesized, from which six-component hexagonal metallodendrimers were easily formed with 120 degrees dendritic dipyridine donors via [3 + 3] coordination-driven self-assembly. The structures of all metallodendrimers are confirmed by multinuclear NMR, ESI-TOF-MS/ESI-FTMS, and elemental analysis. MMFF force-field simulations indicates that all metallodendrimers have a hexagonal ring with an internal radius of approximately 1.4 nm.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China 200062. hbyang@chem.ecnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Hai-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Northrop
authors.forename: Yao-Rong
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Koushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lyndon
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Muddiman
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stang