Kinetic selection of Pd4L2 metallocyclic and Pd6L3 trigonal prismatic assemblies

DOI: 10.1039/D0CC05311B

Authors: Helen O'connor (The University of Edinburgh) , Marco Coletta (The University of Edinburgh) , Alvaro Etcheverry-berríos (The University of Edinburgh) , Gary Nichol (The University of Edinburgh) , Euan Brechin (The University of Edinburgh) , Paul Lusby (The University of Edinburgh)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Chemical Communications , VOL 56 , PAGES 11799-11802

State: Published (Approved)
Published: August 2020
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 22240

Abstract: The self-assembly of Pd4L2 metallocylcic and Pd6L3 trigonal prismatic assemblies are described. The selction of one species over the other has been achieved by carfeul choice of ancilliary ligands, which switch the dynamics of the Pd-N bonds such that a highly unusual and distorted smaller assembly can be kinetically trapped en route to the more energetically favourable larger species. Both assemblies provide promise as easy to access multicavity reaction vessels.

Subject Areas: Chemistry


Instruments: I19-Small Molecule Single Crystal Diffraction

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