A ring of rings and other multicomponent assemblies of cages

George F S Whitehead; Fabrizio Moro; Grigore A Timco; Wolfgang Wernsdorfer; Simon J Teat; Richard E P Winpenny

doi:10.1002/anie.201304817

A ring of rings and other multicomponent assemblies of cages

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Sep 16;52(38):9932-5. doi: 10.1002/anie.201304817. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Authors

George F S Whitehead¹, Fabrizio Moro, Grigore A Timco, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Simon J Teat, Richard E P Winpenny

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry and Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester (UK).

PMID: 23904348
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304817

Abstract

Ring a ring of roses: Spectacular nanoscale molecular assemblies have been created by design of individual polymetallic components that are then linked together through simple reactions. These include an assembly where six octametallic rings surround a dodecametallic central ring.

Keywords: metallocycles; nanoscale assemblies; polymetallic species; rings; supramolecular chemistry.