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Bis‐Calix[4]arenes: From Ligand Design to the Directed Assembly of a Metal–Organic Trigonal Antiprism
Author(s) -
Coletta Marco,
McLellan Ross,
Murphy Paul,
Leube Bernhard T.,
Sanz Sergio,
Clowes Rob,
Gag Kevin J.,
Teat Simon J.,
Cooper Andrew I.,
Paterson Martin J.,
Brechin Euan K.,
Dalgarno Scott J.
Publication year - 2016
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.201600762
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , linker , square antiprism , ligand (biochemistry) , chemistry , thermal stability , metal organic framework , trigonal crystal system , metal , methylene , metal ions in aqueous solution , calixarene , paramagnetism , trigonal prismatic molecular geometry , crystallography , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , ion , lanthanide , molecule , crystal structure , organic chemistry , computer science , octahedron , biochemistry , physics , receptor , adsorption , quantum mechanics , operating system
Calix[4]arenes (C[4]s) are versatile platforms for the construction of polymetallic clusters containing paramagnetic metal ions. Synthetic modification at the C[4] methylene bridge allows for the design of bis‐C[4]s that, depending on the linker employed, can be used to either dictate which clusters can be formed or direct the assembly of a new metal–organic polyhedron (MOP). The assembly resulting from the latter approach displays thermal stability and uptake of N 2 or H 2 gas, confirming that this is a viable route to the synthesis of new, functional supramolecular architectures.