"Eggs in egg cartons": co-crystallization to embed molecular cages into crystalline lattices.

ABSTRACT: Discrete (M₃L₂) _n cages assembled from a tripodal ligand (L) and metal ions (M: Cu(i) or Ag(i)) are embedded in networked coordination hosts formed by partial dissociation of the same discrete cages during the crystallization process. The resulting "eggs-in-an-egg-carton" structures provide unique examples of the co-crystallization of discrete and infinite coordination frameworks.

SUBMITTER: Domoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162400 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature