Unexpected self-assembly of chiral triangles from 90° chiral di-Pt(II) acceptors

Org Lett. 2014 Feb 7;16(3):664-7. doi: 10.1021/ol4032649. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Abstract

Two unexpected chiral organometallic triangles rather than squares from newly designed 90° chiral di-Pt(II) acceptors were obtained through coordination-driven self-assembly. Their structures were well characterized by multinuclear NMR ((1)H and (31)P) and variable-temperature NMR experiments, ESI-TOF-MS, and elemental analysis. The PM6 semiempirical molecular simulation was employed for the interpretation of the formation and stability of such chiral triangles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / chemistry*
  • Platinum / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Platinum