Metal-directed self-assembly of a Zn(II)-salpyr complex into a supramolecular vase structure

Inorg Chem. 2007 Jul 23;46(15):5829-31. doi: 10.1021/ic700408v. Epub 2007 Jun 20.

Abstract

A new type of supramolecular building block, Zn(II)-salpyr [salpyr = N,N'-3-pyridylenebis(salicylideneimine)], is described that contains both a pyridyl donor and a Lewis acidic Zn(II) acceptor site in the salen framework. As a consequence, this building block self-organizes into a stable tetrameric vase structure via cooperative intermolecular Zn-N(pyr) interactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Binding Sites
  • Chemistry, Inorganic / methods
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Metals / chemistry*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Zinc / chemistry*

Substances

  • Metals
  • Pyridines
  • Zinc