Construction of triangular metallomacrocycles: [M3(1,2-bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridin-4-yl-ethynyl)benzene)3][M = Ru(II), Fe(II), 2Ru(II)Fe(II)]

Seok-Ho Hwang; Charles N Moorefield; Frank R Fronczek; Olena Lukoyanova; Luis Echegoyen; George R Newkome

doi:10.1039/b409348h

Construction of triangular metallomacrocycles: [M3(1,2-bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridin-4-yl-ethynyl)benzene)3][M = Ru(II), Fe(II), 2Ru(II)Fe(II)]

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Feb 14:(6):713-5. doi: 10.1039/b409348h. Epub 2004 Dec 16.

Authors

Seok-Ho Hwang¹, Charles N Moorefield, Frank R Fronczek, Olena Lukoyanova, Luis Echegoyen, George R Newkome

Affiliation

¹ Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.

PMID: 15685313
DOI: 10.1039/b409348h

Abstract

Complexation of a predesigned (1,2-bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridin-4-yl-ethynyl)benzene) ligand possessing a 60 degrees angle between two terpyridines with transition metals [Fe(II) and Ru(II)] afforded the self-assembled, triangular metallomacrocycles.