title: Selective synthesis of ruthenium(II) Metalla[2]catenane via solvent and guest-dependent self-assembly.
abstract: The coordination-driven self-assembly of an anthracene-functionalized ditopic pyridyl donor and a tetracene-based dinuclear Ru(II) acceptor resulted in an interlocked metalla[2]catenane, [M2L2]2, in methanol and a corresponding monorectangle, [M2L2], in nitromethane. Subsequently, guest template, solvent, and concentration effects allowed the self-assembly to be reversibly fine-tuned among monorectangle and catenane structures.
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: HyeWoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Palani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elumalai
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Nem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: ‡Energy Materials Lab, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunuk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: §Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Uck
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Whan
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chi