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Coordination‐Driven Self‐Assembly of Arene–Ruthenium Compounds
Author(s) -
Mishra Anurag,
Kang Se Chan,
Chi KiWhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201300729
Subject(s) - ruthenium , chemistry , cationic polymerization , linker , self assembly , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , calixarene , acceptor , coordination complex , molecule , metal , organic chemistry , catalysis , materials science , computer science , physics , condensed matter physics , operating system
The coordination‐driven self‐assembly of N‐donor ligands with dinuclear arene–ruthenium building blocks has allowed the construction of a wide range of cationic supramolecules with different architectures and functionalities. These supramolecules include (1) hexacationic molecular metallaprisms in which the size of the cycle and type of the arene–ruthenium acceptor and organic linker influence the antitumor behavior of the resulting self‐assembly, and (2) tetracationic molecular metallarectangles, which have host–guest capabilities and allow sensing of biological properties. This report covers the synthetic and structural aspects of these coordination‐driven self‐assembled supramolecules as well as their most promising applications, with a particular focus on potential biological, sensing, and host–guest applications.