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One‐Step Multicomponent Self‐Assembly of a First‐Generation Sierpiński Triangle: From Fractal Design to Chemical Reality
Author(s) -
Sarkar Rajarshi,
Guo Kai,
Moorefield Charles N.,
Saunders Mary Jane,
Wesdemiotis Chrys,
Newkome George R.
Publication year - 2014
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.201407285
Subject(s) - terpyridine , fractal , yield (engineering) , characterization (materials science) , stoichiometry , coupling reaction , chemistry , mixing (physics) , transmission electron microscopy , sierpinski triangle , coupling (piping) , self assembly , materials science , nanotechnology , crystallography , metal , physics , organic chemistry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , catalysis
A novel terpyridine‐based architecture that mimics a first‐generation Sierpiński triangle has been synthesized by multicomponent assembly and features tpyCd II tpy connectivity (tpy=terpyridine). The key terpyridine ligands were synthesized by the Suzuki cross‐coupling reaction. Mixing two different terpyridine‐based ligands and Cd II in a precise stoichiometric ratio (1:1:3) produced the desired fractal architecture in near‐quantitative yield. Characterization was accomplished by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy.