Hydrophobic metallo-supramolecular Pd₂L₄ cages for zwitterionic guest encapsulation in organic solvents

Dalton Trans. 2017 Nov 14;46(44):15204-15207. doi: 10.1039/c7dt03517a.

Authors

Yu-Hao Li¹, Yan Zhang, Yves-Marie Legrand, Arie van der Lee, Ji-Jun Jiang, Cheng-Xia Chen, Cheng-Yong Su, Mihail Barboiu

Affiliation

¹ Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.

PMID: 29072726
DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03517a

Abstract

Hydrophilic zwitterionic guest encapsulation by metallo-supramolecular cages through synergetic coordination, H-bonding and hydrophobic interactions.