Swellable Submicrospheres of Ionic Palladium(II) Complexes Containing Decylmethylbis(m-pyridyl)silane

Abstract

Ionic palladium(II) complex containing a long aliphatic chain, [(tmeda)PdL]2(PF6) 4 (tmeda = N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine; L = decylmethylbis(m-pyridyl)silane) allowed to form a puckered submicrosphere morphology without any template or additive. The puckered spheres reversibly adsorb and desorb dioxane molecules. Coligand and cosolvent effects on the formation of submicrospherical morphology were observed.