Metallo-Organic Ligand Designing Road for Constructing the First-Generation Dendritic Metallotriangle
Journal
Inorganic Chemistry
Date Issued
2017-04
Author(s)
Tun Wu
Yu-Sheng Chen
Mingzhao Chen
Qianqian Liu
Xiaobo Xue
Yixian Shen
Jun Wang
Han Huang
Pingshan Wang
Abstract
Three approaches have been carefully examined in order to develop a terpyridine-based dendritic metallotriangle: (1) direct self-assembly of two types of organic polyterpyridines with metal ions; (2) assembly of flexible metallo-organic ligands containing two uncomplexed free terpyridines with a possible 60°-V-shaped orientation; (3) assembly of functionalized metallotriangles possessing a fixed 60°-bent uncoordinated bisterpyridine. Only the third approach has successfully given rise to the desired first-generation dendritic metallotriangle. Structural characterization was accomplished by NMR, ESI-TWIM-MS, and AFM.
Type
journal article