Ultra-large supramolecular coordination cages composed of endohedral Archimedean and Platonic bodies.

ABSTRACT: Pioneered by Lehn, Cram, Peterson and Breslow, supramolecular chemistry concepts have evolved providing fundamental knowledge of the relationships between the structures and reactivities of organized molecules. A particular fascinating class of metallo-supramolecular molecules are hollow coordination cages that provide cavities of molecular dimensions promoting applications in diverse areas including catalysis, enzyme mimetics and material science. Here we report the synthesis of coordination cages with exceptional cross-sectional diameters that are composed of multiple sub-cages providing numerous distinctive binding sites through labile coordination solvent molecules. The building principles, involving Archimedean and Platonic bodies, renders these supramolecular keplerates as a class of

SUBMITTER: Byrne K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5436142 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature