Coordination-driven self-assembly of truncated tetrahedra capable of encapsulating 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene

Inorg Chem. 2010 Nov 15;49(22):10238-40. doi: 10.1021/ic1018373. Epub 2010 Oct 15.

Abstract

The design and synthesis of coordinative truncated tetrahedra is described. The coordination-driven self-assembly of a truncated tetrahedron was achieved using 90° organoplatinum acceptors and a hexapyridyl ligand with six-fold symmetry under mild conditions. This tetrahedron can act as a host toward 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene. The truncated tetrahedral structures and the host-guest complex were identified using multinuclear ((31)P and (1)H) NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, and pulsed-field-gradient spin-echo NMR, along with computational simulations.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Terphenyl Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Terphenyl Compounds