title: Programmable self-assembly of homo- or hetero-metallomacrocycles using 4-(1H-pyrazolyl-4-yl)pyridine.
abstract: The dimetallic [M(2)(bpy)(2)(NO(3))(2)](NO(3))(2) moieties (M = Pd(II) or Pt(II)) react preferentially at the pyrazolyl end of the pyridyl-pyrazole ligand, giving rise to dimetallic corners. Subsequently, the dimetallic corner building blocks featuring two pyridine donors are coordinated by monometallic [M(bpy)(NO(3))(2)] moieties (M = Pd(II) or Pt(II)) to form homo- or hetero-metallomacrocycles.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Self-Assembly Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Shu-Yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li