Conformational adaptability enabled higher-order self-sorting processes in coordination cages.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the key role of conformational adaptability in biological processes is crucial to mimic the remarkable applications inherent to biological systems. Motivated by the efficacy of conformational adaptability, we equipped a conformationally-adaptive ligand in low-symmetry cis-Pd₂L^a ₂L^x ₂-type coordination cages. A family of five cis-Pd₂L^a ₂L^x ₂-type cages was assembled by complementary ligand pairing of a conformationally adaptable converging ligand (L^a-type) in combination with diverging rigid ligands (L^x-type) of different lengths. Integrative self-sorting of the individual cages showed that the converging ligand adapts to three disti

SUBMITTER: Parbin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12709539 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature