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Ligand Self‐Recognition in the Self‐Assembly of a [{Cu(L)} 2 ] 2+ Complex: The Role of Chirality
Author(s) -
Masood M. Athar,
Enemark Eric J.,
Stack T. Daniel P.
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(19980420)37:7<928::aid-anie928>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , ligand (biochemistry) , bifunctional , chemistry , stereochemistry , self assembly , molecular recognition , planar chirality , crystallography , enantioselective synthesis , molecule , chiral symmetry , organic chemistry , physics , catalysis , receptor , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Abstract The chirality alone of a conformationally restricted, bifunctional ligand (L) is the basis for the self‐recognition process schematically represented below. A racemic mixture of these ligands reacts with Cu + ions quantitatively to generate a racemic mixture of a [(CuL) 2 ] 2+ homochiral complex (represented by cubes), where each complex contains ligands with identical configurations.