Self-Assembly of Coordinative Supramolecular Polygons with Open Binding Sites

Tetrahedron Lett. 2011 Apr 27;52(17):2188-2191. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.119.

Abstract

The design and synthesis of coordinative supramolecular polygons with open binding sites is described. Coordination-driven self-assembly of 2,6-bis(pyridin-4-ylethynyl)pyridine with 60° and 120° organoplatinum acceptors results in quantitative formation of a supramolecular rhomboid and hexagon, respectively, both bearing open pyridyl binding sites. The structures were determined by multinuclear ((31)P and (1)H) NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry, along with a computational study.