title: Preparation of a porphyrinic bis(pyridyl aldehyde) and its supramolecular complexes.
abstract: Shape-specific molecular assemblies require the preparation of the constituent building blocks with the necessary properties to bias exclusive formation of the proposed structures. In this work, a novel linear porphyrin dialdehyde was synthesised and used to assemble a supramolecular grid via Cu(i) heteroleptic phenanthroline/pyridyl imine complexation, and a tetrahedral cage via Fe(ii) pyridyl imine coordination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK. nb10013@cam.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Greaves
authors.forename: Miguel Á
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Alemán García
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bampos