Designed post-self-assembly structural and functional modifications of a truncated tetrahedron

J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Oct 26;133(42):17045-55. doi: 10.1021/ja207217t. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Abstract

Post-self-assembly modifications of a discrete metal-organic supramolecular structure have been developed. Such modifications allow the properties of the self-assembled supramolecular species to be changed in a simple and efficient manner (>90% yield). Initiated by the application of chemical stimuli, the post-self-assembly modifications described herein result in three distinct changes to the supramolecular system: an individual building-block component change, an overall structural modification, and a functional evolution of a [6+4] metal-organic supramolecular structure. The three modifications have been carefully examined by a range of characterization methods, including NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, pulsed field gradient spin echo NMR measurements, electrochemical analysis, and computational simulations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Electrochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds