Coordination-driven self-assembly of three-dimensional supramolecular dendrimers

Inorg Chem. 2010 Jun 7;49(11):4747-9. doi: 10.1021/ic100330c.

Abstract

The design and synthesis of novel three-dimensional (3-D) supramolecular dendrimers is described. The coordination-driven self-assembly of a 120 degrees diplatinum acceptor and tritopic pyridyl donors bearing [G-0]-[G-3] Fréchet-type dendrons results in a series of supramolecular dendrimers under mild conditions, possessing a robust adamantanoid core of well-defined shape and size. The assemblies were identified using multinuclear ((31)P and (1)H) NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, as well as pulsed-field-gradient spin-echo (PGSE) NMR measurement together with computational simulations. Isotopically resolved mass spectral data support the existence of the [6 + 4] assembly of adamantanoid dendrimers, and the NMR results are consistent with the formation of these symmetrical assemblies. PGSE NMR measurements together with MMFF force-field modeling clearly reveal the structural feature of the 3-D supramolecular dendrimers with varying sizes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dendrimers / chemical synthesis*
  • Dendrimers / chemistry
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemical synthesis
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Platinum / chemistry
  • Pyridines / chemistry

Substances

  • Dendrimers
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Platinum