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Multicomponent Self‐Assembly: Spontaneous Formation of a Cylindrical Complex from Five Ligands and Six Metal Ions
Author(s) -
Baxter Paul,
Lehn JeanMarie,
DeCian André,
Fischer Jean
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199300691
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , ion , metal , metal ions in aqueous solution , chemistry , self assembly , crystallography , atom (system on chip) , copper , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , computer network , embedded system
In one fell swoop eleven building blocks— five ligands and six metal ions—self‐assemble to give the discrete Cu 1 complex 1 shown schematically on the right (phenyl substituents at the two central ligands and the methyl substituents at the three outer ligands have been omitted). The formation of 1 demonstrates how molecular self‐organization can be controlled by the design and selection of the individual components to provide unusual structures. In the case of 1 the bridging ligands define a cylindrical cavity. • = copper(I) atom.