Self-assembled ring-in-ring complexes from metal-ligand coordination macrocycles and β-cyclodextrin |
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Authors: | Yi Liu |
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Institution: | The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, One Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA |
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Abstract: | Ring-in-ring nanostructures can be assembled from readily available starting materials, including dipyridyl ligands, (en)Pd(NO3)2, and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). When a series of dipyridyl ligands are mixed with β-CD and Pd(II) in aqueous solution, various self-assembled geometries can be obtained as a result of a combination of hydrobic interactions and metal-ligand coordinations. In the cases of dipyridyl ligands with flexible linker, dinuclear coordination macrocycles M2L2 are formed and included in the cavity of β-CD to form ring-in-ring complexes. When more rigid dipyridyl ligands are used, a tetranuclear coordination macrocycle M4L4 prevails and shows no interaction with β-CD, as apposed to the flexible ones. |
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