| Literature DB >> 25214464 |
Rajarshi Sarkar1, Kai Guo, Charles N Moorefield, Mary Jane Saunders, Chrys Wesdemiotis, George R Newkome.
Abstract
A novel terpyridine-based architecture that mimics a first-generation Sierpiński triangle has been synthesized by multicomponent assembly and features tpy-Cd(II)-tpy connectivity (tpy=terpyridine). The key terpyridine ligands were synthesized by the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. Mixing two different terpyridine-based ligands and Cd(II) in a precise stoichiometric ratio (1:1:3) produced the desired fractal architecture in near-quantitative yield. Characterization was accomplished by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy.Entities:
Keywords: Sierpiński triangles; metal complexes; molecular fractals; self-assembly; terpyridine
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25214464 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407285
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336