Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.48, No.3, 822-824, 2009
Multicomponent Assembly of Heterometallic Isosceles Triangles
The multicomponent synthesis and solution-state characterization of three supramolecular bis-heterometallic isosceles triangles are elaborated. The triangular assemblies are isosceles both geometrically and chemically; they comprise multiple ligands, metals, and binding motifs. Variation of the length of one side of the triangle by changing the number of phenyl spacers n = 0, 1, and 2 influences the redox potential of the opposing copper(I) center, allowing translation of the nanomechanical changes into electronically readable values.