Direct and quantitative characterization of dynamic ligand exchange between coordination-driven self-assembled supramolecular polygons

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Mar 18;131(10):3487-9. doi: 10.1021/ja809788x.

Abstract

The direct observation of dynamic ligand exchange between Pt-N coordination-driven self-assembled supramolecular polygons (triangles and rectangles) has been achieved using stable (1)H/(2)D isotope labeling of the pyridyl donors and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry combined with NMR spectroscopy. Both the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of such exchange processes have been established on the basis of quantitative mass spectral results. Further investigation has shown that the exchange is highly dependent on experimental conditions such as temperature, solvent, and the counteranions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
  • Ligands
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Ligands