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The Weak‐Link Approach to the Synthesis of Inorganic Macrocycles
Author(s) -
Farrell Joshua R.,
Mirkin Chad A.,
Guzei Ilia A.,
LiableSands Louise M.,
Rheingold Arnold L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980302)37:4<465::aid-anie465>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - link (geometry) , yield (engineering) , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , molecule , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , computer science , metallurgy , computer network
Homobimetallic macrocycles are prepared from flexible ligands in high yield by means of a new and general synthetic strategy called the “weak‐link approach” [Eq. (a)]. Small aromatic molecules can be aligned inside the cage based on their interactions with the two Rh centers of the macrocycle.