Self-assembly with postmodification: kinetically stabilized metalla-supramolecular rectangles

C J Kuehl; S D Huang; P J Stang

doi:10.1021/ja0114355

Self-assembly with postmodification: kinetically stabilized metalla-supramolecular rectangles

J Am Chem Soc. 2001 Oct 3;123(39):9634-41. doi: 10.1021/ja0114355.

Authors

C J Kuehl¹, S D Huang, P J Stang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

PMID: 11572685
DOI: 10.1021/ja0114355

Abstract

Interaction of a predesigned molecular "clip" (4) with rigid dipyridyl bridging ligands, in acetone/water mixtures, leads to the formation of molecular rectangles (5-8) in 92-97% isolated yields via spontaneous self-assembly. Characterization was accomplished with multinuclear NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy, FAB mass spectrometry, and X-ray crystallography. The length of these metallamacrocycles ranges from 2 to 3 nm. Postmodification via non-nucleophilic counterion exchange results in enhanced structural integrity for the assemblies.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

2,2'-Dipyridyl / analogs & derivatives*
2,2'-Dipyridyl / chemistry*
Anthracenes / chemistry*
Kinetics
Models, Molecular
Platinum Compounds / chemistry

Substances

Anthracenes
Platinum Compounds
2,2'-Dipyridyl

Grants and funding

GM-57052/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States