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Towards Ordered Architectures: Self‐Assembly and Stepwise Procedures to the Hexameric Metallomacrocycles [Arylbis(terpyridinyl) 6 Fe II 6− n ‐Ru II n ] ( n =0,2,3,5)
Author(s) -
Newkome George R.,
Cho Tae Joon,
Moorefield Charles N.,
Mohapatra Prabhu P.,
Godínez Luis A.
Publication year - 2004
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.200305267
Subject(s) - crystallography , physics , combinatorics , chemistry , mathematics
Hexameric metallomacrocycles are a new class of ordered rigid‐macromolecules which possess unique structural, electronic, and physical characteristics. Directed‐ and self‐assembly methods for the construction of these stable bis(terpyridine)‐based materials are investigated by using both Fe II and Ru II as the coordinating metals. These heterometallomacrocycles and their homocounterparts are structurally compared, and their attendant electrochemical properties are analyzed and evaluated. These studies demonstrate the potential to create stable, nanoscale, doughnut‐shaped, molecular assemblies with envisioned ramifications for energy storage and release, as well as nanoscale molecular electronic and magnetic devices.