화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.142, No.5, 2524-2531, 2020
Self-Assembly, Structural Transformation, and Guest-Binding Properties of Supramolecular Assemblies with Triangular Metal-Metal Bonded Units
The properties of supramolecular structures are highly dependent on their metal-centered building blocks and organic linkers, thus the search for novel systems will lead to new functions and applications for these unique assemblies. Here, two discrete triangular trimetallic sandwich building blocks were developed to construct supramolecular assemblies through coordination-driven self-assembly with organosulfur ligands. A series of tubelike (Tr2Pd3)(4)L-6 assemblies (Tr = cycloheptatrienyl ring) were obtained from a discrete triangular tripalladium sandwich complex with bifunctional organosulfur ligands. By replacing the metal centers of the platinum analogue, the self-assembly process resulted in the clean formation of (Tr2Pt3)(2)L-3 triple helicates instead of tubelike species. The trimetallic sandwich building blocks were also shown to form face-capped (Tr2M3)(4)L-4 (M = Pd or Pt) tetrahedral cages when trifunctional organosulfur ligands were used. The supramolecular assemblies were comprehensively analyzed by X-ray crystallography. A metal-cluster-induced structural transformation between (Tr2Pd3)(4)L-4 tubes and (Tr2Pt3)(2)L-3 triple helicates was observed. Furthermore, the face -capped (Tr2Pd3)(4)L-4 cage possesses a tetrahedral cavity allowing the encapsulation of a series of guests.