Conjoined and non-conjoined coordination cages with palladium(ii) vertices: structural diversity, solution dynamics, and intermolecular interactions

Abstract

Self-assembled coordination complexes prepared from the combination of Pd(II) components with one or more types of high-symmetry or low-symmetry bis/tris/tetra-monodentate ligands are considered in this review. The build of the...

The Biologically Inspired Abilities of Metallosupramolecular Architectures

“…Synthetic methods for the generation of many other interesting multicavity cages continue to be developed. The groups of Chand, [50–51,53−54] Lewis [52] and Yoshizawa [53] have conducted incredible work in this area, constructing a variety of beautiful architectures [56] (Figure 3c) which suggests more remarkable binding properties will realized in the near future.…”

A pair of conjoined trinuclear sub-frameworks in a pentanuclear double-cavity discrete coordination cage

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Combination of Pd(II) with one type of symmetrical bis-monodentate ligand to prepare "single-cavity discrete coordination cages" (SCDCC) of Pd m L 2m formulations is well known. [10][11][12][13][14][15] Fig. 1A and B depict binuclear Pd 2 L 4 and trinuclear Pd 3 L 6 type cages (simplest but most studied Pd m L 2m ).…”

“…Diverging coordination vectors and appropriate bend angles of the ligands are important parameters that decide the nuclearity of the ensuing cages. Preparation of Pd(II)-based low-symmetry SCDCC has been achieved by either mixing of Pd(II) with a designer unsymmetrical ligand 14,[16][17][18][19][20][21] to afford orientational selectivity of ligand components, or mixing of Pd(II) with more than one type of ligand 14,[22][23][24][25][26] targeting mixed ligated integrative self-sorting.…”

“…[30][31][32][33] We introduced 34 a double-cavity trinuclear Pd 3 L 4 type MCDCC (Fig. 1C(i)); such conjoined cages of Pd 3 L 4 type have received considerable attention 14,[35][36][37][38][39] recently. In the framework of a Pd 3 L 4 type cage there are two units of Pd 2 L 4 type sub-framework that are apparently conjoined with each other using a common square planar coordination environment of a Pd(II) centre.…”

Radical Initiators in the Nanoconfinement Paradise of a Molecular Prism

“…Natural systems such as enzymes and antibodies display strong and selective host-guest binding under aqueous conditions. − Taking inspiration from nature, supramolecular chemists have prepared diverse synthetic receptors. − Such receptors include covalent organic cages, self-assembled organic cages, and self-assembled coordination cages. The confined nanospace present in selected receptors has been exploited for intriguing functions and host-guest chemistry. − Despite having fascinating structural properties, majority of the synthetic receptors are poor in water solubility, which restricts their application in hydrophobic guest encapsulation in water.…”