Harnessing a Pd₄ Water-Soluble Molecular Capsule as a Size-Selective Catalyst for Targeted Oxidation of Alkyl Aromatics.

ABSTRACT: Molecular hosts with functional cavities can emulate enzymatic behavior through selective encapsulation of substrates, resulting in high chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective product formation. It is still challenging to synthesize enzyme-mimicking hosts that exhibit a narrow substrate scope that relies upon the recognition of substrates based on the molecular size. Herein, we introduce a Pd₄ self-assembled water-soluble molecular capsule [M ₄ L ₂] (MC) that was formed through the self-assembly of a ligand L (4',4‴'-(1,4-phenylene)bis(1',4'-dihydro-[4,2':6',4″-terpyridine]-3',5'-dicarbonitrile)) with the acceptor cis-[(en)Pd(NO₃)₂] [en = ethane-1,2-diamine] (M). The molecular capsule MC sh

SUBMITTER: Rinshad VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11350579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature