| Literature DB >> 29710986 |
Markus Scherer1, Dana L Caulder1, Darren W Johnson1, Kenneth N Raymond1.
Abstract
A unique ligand design allows the formation of both an M2 L3 triple helicate and an M4 L6 tetrahedron (M=Ti, Ga; L=ligand based on 2,6-diaminoanthracene). Although the tetrahedron is entropically disfavored, a strong host-guest interaction with Me4 N+ is enough to drive the equilibrium towards the tetrahedron. Remarkably, the helicate can be quantitatively converted into the tetrahedron simply by addition of Me4 N+ (shown schematically). © 1999 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Fed. Rep. of Germany.Entities:
Keywords: Cage compounds; Cluster compounds; Helical structures; Host-guest chemistry; Supramolecular chemistry
Year: 1999 PMID: 29710986 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990601)38:11<1587::AID-ANIE1587>3.0.CO;2-R
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336