title: Anion-driven self-assembly: from discrete cages to infinite polycatenanes step by step.
abstract: Induced by different anions, two different polycatenanes constructed from Ag(6)L(4) units with different conformations have been prepared. Intermediates Ag(6)L(4) and Ag(5)L(4) are observed to participate in interlocking, and the related possible self-assembly routes are also presented.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
authors.forename: Qihui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feilong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Daqiang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guangxun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lyu
authors.forename: Maochun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D043863:Catenanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D043863:Catenanes; D008024:Ligands; D012834:Silver