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Self‐Assembly of a Cyclic Zn 4 O 4 Tetramer by Aerobic Oxidation of a Bisoxazoline: A Molecular “Nest” for Nucleophilic OH −
Author(s) -
Jacques Béatrice,
Dro Clémence,
BelleminLaponnaz Stéphane,
Wadepohl Hubert,
Gade Lutz H.
Publication year - 2008
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.200800870
Subject(s) - tetramer , nucleophile , hydroxide , chemistry , catalysis , nest (protein structural motif) , inorganic chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry
Nesting hydroxide : Coordination and aerobic oxidation of a bisoxazoline Me 2 box is coupled with self‐assembly to form a highly ordered [(Me 2 box)O 4 Zn 4 ] 4+ complex. The metallamacrocycle acts as a nest‐like hydroxide receptor (see scheme, right) and shows catalytic phosphatase activity.