A self-assembled M2L2 truncated square and its application as a container for fullerenes.
A self-assembled M2L2 truncated square and its application as a container for fullerenes.
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自组装M2L2截角正方形及其作为富勒烯容器的应用。
DOI:
10.1039/d1cc05581j
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
K. Zhu
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作者:
Jun;Wan Lv;Anquan Li;K. Zhu
An unprecedented bisthianthrene dipyridyl ligand was designed and synthesized for coordination driven self-assembly. The combination of this conformationally dynamic linker with a 90° convergent metal corner exclusively afforded a novel M2L2 truncated square-like metallamacrocycle. The single crystal X-ray structure reveals a belt-shaped geometry with a cavity diameter of ca. 13.7 Å. The breathable cavity and electron-rich thianthreno panels enable the highly efficient binding of the fullerenes C60 (Ka = 5.1 × 106 M-1) and C70 (Ka = 3.7 × 106 M-1). The encapsulation of C60 is fully confirmed by NMR, mass spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The cyclic voltammograms further reveal that the truncated square is redox active. The strong binding affinity, adaptive complexation, and redox activity of the thianthrene-incorporated metallamacrocycle provide new insights into the design of supramolecular hosts.