Self-assembly of [2×2] grids and a hexagon using bis(dipyrrin)s.
Neutral Zn(II) [2×2] grids (M(4)L(4)) and a hexagon structure (M(6)L(6)) were, for the first time, synthesized using bis(dipyrrin)s and confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The channel structures in the solid state result from several intermolecular noncovalent interactions.
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