title: Metal ion-modulated self-assembly of pseudo-suit[3]anes using crown ether-based terpyridine metalloprisms.
abstract: Two hexanuclear metalloprisms possessing three dibenzo[24]crown-8 units were generated in quantitative yields by complexation of the predesigned tetratopic 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine ligand (T) with CdIIand ZnIIions, respectively. The prismatic hosts were subsequently self-assembled with the trifunctional guest molecule (TriG) containing dibenzylammonium ions to afford the corresponding metallo-supramolecular pseudo-suit[3]anes. It was serendipitously found that the host-guest inclusion rates could be modulated by the subtle dynamic difference in metal-ligand frameworks, finally leading to a selective encapsulation event in the presence of both metallo-suits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. ytchan@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yun-Chi
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. ytchan@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yen-Peng
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. ytchan@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Jhen-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. ytchan@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yun-Jui
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. ytchan@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yin-Hsuan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. ytchan@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yi-Tsu
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chan