Self-Assembly of Metallacages into Multidimensional Suprastructures with Tunable Emissions

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Oct 10;140(40):12819-12828. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b05809. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

Abstract

Cubic metallacages were arranged into multidimensional (one-, two-, and three-dimensional) suprastructures via multistep assembly. Four new shape-controllable, hybrid metallacages with modified substituents and tunable electronic properties were prepared using dicarboxylate ligands with various substituents (sodium sulfonate, nitro, methoxyl, and amine), tetra-(4-pyridylphenyl) ethylene, and cis-(PEt3)2Pt(OTf)2. The as-prepared metallacages were used as building blocks for further assembly. Diverse suprastructures with tunable emissions (λmax from 451 to 519 nm) and various substituents (-SO3Na, -NO2, -OCH3, and -NH2) were prepared depending on the substituents and solvents used.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • Carboxylic Acids / chemistry
  • Ethylenes / chemistry
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nitro Compounds / chemistry
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Sulfonic Acids / chemistry

Substances

  • Amines
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Ethylenes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Sulfonic Acids
  • ethylene