Flexible Bidentate Pyridine and Chiral Ligands in the Self-Assembly of Supramolecular 3-D Cages

Abstract
Discrete, nanoscopic 3-D cages are prepared in high yield via coordination-driven self-assembly from a variety of building blocks, including bidentate 3-substituted pyridines, chiral, and silicon-based tripods. All are characterized by NMR ((31)P, (1)H) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.