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Molecular Architecture: Coordination as the Motif in the Rational Design and Assembly of Discrete Supramolecular Species—Self‐Assembly of Metallacyclic Polygons and Polyhedra
Author(s) -
Stang Peter J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(199801)4:1<19::aid-chem19>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - polyhedron , supramolecular chemistry , rational design , architecture , self assembly , computer science , nanotechnology , chemistry , mathematics , crystallography , materials science , combinatorics , crystal structure , art , visual arts
The rational design and self‐assembly of complex metallacyclic supermolecules is simply achieved by the use of a strategy based on coordination. The methodology is described, discussed, and illustrated here by various two‐ and three‐dimensional examples, such as the molecular square on the right.