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Helical Complexes and Beyond
Author(s) -
Williams Alan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.19970030104
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , bridging (networking) , chemistry , crystallography , metal , nanotechnology , ligand (biochemistry) , group (periodic table) , materials science , computer science , crystal structure , receptor , organic chemistry , biochemistry , computer network
Abstract Helical complexes have been much studied as examples of self‐assembled supramolecular units. Their structural features are analysed in terms of the metal ion, the binding site on the ligand and the bridging group linking these sites. Understanding these elements allows the controlled assembly of multicomponent systems. Preliminary results show the complexes to have high stability, arising from the inertness of the self‐assembled species.