title: Self-assembly of an octanuclear platinum(II) tetragonal prism from a new Pt(II)4 organometallic star-shaped acceptor and its nitroaromatic sensing study.
abstract: [2 + 4] self-assembly of a pyrene-functionalized Pt(II)(8) tetragonal prism (2) is achieved using a newly designed star-shaped organometallic acceptor (1) in combination with an amide-based "clip" donor (L). The propensity of this prism (2) as a selective sensor for nitroaromatics (2,4-dinitrotoluene, 1,3,5-trinitrotoluene, and picric acid), which are the chemical constituents of many commercial explosives, has been examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore 560012, India.
authors.forename: Sankarasekaran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shanmugaraju
authors.forename: Harshal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.forename: Yogesh P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Partha Sarathi
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mukherjee