A Pd6 molecular cage via multicomponent self-assembly incorporating both neutral and anionic linkers

Arun Kumar Bar; Golam Mostafa; Partha Sarathi Mukherjee

doi:10.1021/ic101139s

A Pd6 molecular cage via multicomponent self-assembly incorporating both neutral and anionic linkers

Inorg Chem. 2010 Sep 6;49(17):7647-9. doi: 10.1021/ic101139s.

Authors

Arun Kumar Bar¹, Golam Mostafa, Partha Sarathi Mukherjee

Affiliation

¹ Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore 560012, India.

PMID: 20687590
DOI: 10.1021/ic101139s

Abstract

A Pd(6) molecular cage [{(tmen)Pd}(6)(bpy)(3)(tma)(2)](NO(3))(6) [1; where tmen = N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylene diamine, bpy = 4,4'-bipyridyl, and H(3)tma = trimesic acid] was prepared via the template-free three-component self-assembly of a cis-blocked palladium(II) acceptor in combination with a tricarboxylate and a dipyridyl donor. Complex 1 represents the first example of a 3D palladium(II) cage of defined shape incorporating anionic and neutral linkers. Guest-induced exclusive formation of this cage was also monitored by an NMR study.