Supramolecule-to-supramolecule transformations of coordination-driven self-assembled polygons

J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Sep 10;130(36):11886-8. doi: 10.1021/ja805770w. Epub 2008 Aug 15.

Abstract

Two types of supramolecular transformations, wherein a self-assembled Pt(II)-pyridyl metal-organic polygon is controllably converted into an alternative polygon, have been achieved through the reaction between cobalt carbonyl and the acetylene moiety of a dipyridyl donor ligand. A [6 + 6] hexagon is transformed into two [3 + 3] hexagons, and a triangle-square mixture is converted into [2 + 2] rhomboids. 1H and 31P NMR spectra are used to track the transformation process and evaluate the yield of new self-assembled polygons. Such transformed species are identified by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. This new kind of supramolecule-to-supramolecule transformations provides a viable means for constructing, and then converting, new self-assembled polygons.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 2,2'-Dipyridyl / chemistry
  • Alkynes / chemistry*
  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Cyclization
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Cobalt
  • 2,2'-Dipyridyl