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Finite, Spherical Coordination Networks that Self‐Organize from 36 Small Components
Author(s) -
Tominaga Masahide,
Suzuki Keisuke,
Kawano Masaki,
Kusukawa Takahiro,
Ozeki Tomoji,
Sakamoto Shigeru,
Yamaguchi Kentaro,
Fujita Makoto
Publication year - 2004
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/anie.200461422
Subject(s) - spheres , porphyrin , coordination sphere , symmetry (geometry) , materials science , crystallography , simple (philosophy) , molecule , self assembly , physics , molecular physics , topology (electrical circuits) , chemistry , geometry , nanotechnology , combinatorics , crystal structure , mathematics , quantum mechanics , photochemistry , philosophy , epistemology , astronomy
Simple banana‐shaped organic molecules self‐organize into finite, spherical coordination networks with a diameter of up to 7 nm (see structure; green Pd, red O, blue N, gray C). These molecular spheres consist of 12 equivalent metal centers and 24 equivalent ligands and have cuboctahedral symmetry. Functional groups (C 60 or porphyrin) attached to each ligand are aligned equivalently at the periphery of the sphere.