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Cover Feature: Hierarchical Self‐Assembly of Supramolecular Coordination Polymers Using Giant Metal–Organic Nanocapsules as Building Blocks (Chem. Eur. J. 54/2018)
Author(s) -
Zhang Chen,
Wang Fang,
Patil Rahul S.,
Barnes Charles L.,
Li Tao,
Atwood Jerry L.
Publication year - 2018
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.201804584
Subject(s) - nanocapsules , supramolecular chemistry , self assembly , nanotechnology , polymer , materials science , cover (algebra) , supramolecular polymers , metal , coordination complex , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , engineering , nanoparticle , composite material , mechanical engineering , metallurgy
Self‐assembly of giant molecular nanocapsules into supramolecular coordination polymers (SCPs) with controlled hierarchy by analogy with protein assembly is presented here. First, discrete nanocapsules (secondary structures) are prepared which consist of multicomponents such as organic macrocycles and metal‐based secondary building units (primary structures). Second, these nanocapsules can self‐organize into various 2D and 3D SCPs (tertiary structures) by coordination‐driven assembly. More information can be found in the Communication by T. Li, J. L. Atwood et al. on page 14335.