The use of dimetal building blocks in convergent syntheses of large arrays
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- 12 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 99 (8) , 4810-4813
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.012567599
Abstract
Within the broad field called “supramolecular chemistry,” there is a sector that is based on the use of metal atoms or ions as key elements in promoting the assembly and dictating the main structural features of the supramolecular products. Considerable success has been achieved by using M—M bonded dimetal entities in this role. Metal–metal bonded cationic complexes of the [M2(DAniF)n(MeCN)8–2n](4−n)+ type, where M = Mo or Rh and DAniF is an N,N′-di-p-anisylformamidinate anion, have been used as subunit precursors and then linked by various equatorial and axial bridging groups such as polycarboxylate anions, polypyridyls, and polynitriles. Characterization of the products by single-crystal x-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, NMR, and other spectroscopic techniques has revealed the presence of discrete tetranuclear (pairs or loops), hexanuclear (triangles), octanuclear (squares), and dodecanuclear (cages) species and one-, two-, or three-dimensional molecular nanotubes. These compounds display a rich electrochemical behavior that is affected by the nature of the linkers.Keywords
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