Self-assembly of nano-sized neutral metal-organic macrocycles from bis(β-diketone) ligands

Liao-Yuan Yao; Lin Qin; Shu-Yan Yu

doi:10.1002/asia.201200588

Self-assembly of nano-sized neutral metal-organic macrocycles from bis(β-diketone) ligands

Chem Asian J. 2012 Nov;7(11):2555-8. doi: 10.1002/asia.201200588. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

Authors

Liao-Yuan Yao¹, Lin Qin, Shu-Yan Yu

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory for Self-Assembly Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.

PMID: 22965627
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200588

Abstract

It's hip to be square: Self-assembly of bis(β-diketone) linkers with 90° or 120° angles and square-planer-coordinated divalent copper ions gives rise to the formation of nano-sized M(4)L(4)-type neutral metal-organic supramolecular macrocycles, which show promise towards encapsulating solvent or guest molecules.