title: Design and synthesis of sn-porphyrin based molecular gates.
abstract: The design, synthesis, and structural characterization, both in solution by (1)H NMR and in the solid state by X-ray diffraction on single crystals, of a series of molecular gates based on Sn-porphyrin derivatives are presented. The molecular system is based on a porphyrin core bearing at the meso positions either phenyl or pyridyl groups as a stator, octahedral Sn(IV) cation located at the center of the porphyrin as a hinge, and different handles connected to the porphyrin through Sn-O axial bonds. The stability of the complexes in the presence of different acids is also reported.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination Organique (UMR-CNRS 7140), Université de Strasbourg, Institut Le Bel, France.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guenet
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kyritsakas
authors.forename: Mir Wais
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hosseini