Hierarchical, Template-Controlled Self-Assembly of Two Different Organometallic Capsules from a Tetrakisimidazolium Salt.

ABSTRACT: Controlling the assembly of molecular nanocapsules through metal-carbon bonds constitutes a major challenge in the field of supramolecular organometallic chemistry. Here, we demonstrate the construction of two nanosized dodecanuclear organometallic capsules, [{Ag(CH₃CN)₄(BF₄)₈}⊂Ag₁₂(1)₆](BF₄)₅ and [(CF₃SO₃)₈⊂Ag₁₂(1)₆](CF₃SO₃)₄ from the calix[4]resorcinarene-based tetrakisimidazolium salts H₄-1(X)₄ and Ag^I ions employing the metal-carbene directed self-assembly and hierarchical template strategies. An [Ag(CH₃CH)₄(BF₄)₈]^7- anion or

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12759195 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature