Fu, Jun‐HaoJun‐HaoFuTu, Min‐HsiuMin‐HsiuTuGanesan, BalajiBalajiGanesanCheng, Kai‐YuKai‐YuChengChan, Yi‐TsuYi‐TsuChan2025-10-272025-10-272025-10https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/733036Supramolecular heterobimetallic lantern-shaped cages were self-assembled using ditopic ligands featuring both pyridine (py) and terpyridine (tpy) units anchored on a benzofuran backbone. These cages were constructed via coordination with FeII/PdII or ZnII/PdII metal pairs, employing either a stepwise or one-pot synthetic approach. To enhance structural complexity, a second linear bisterpyridine ligand was introduced to elongate the lantern skeleton via spontaneous heteroleptic complexation. This strategy facilitated the formation of a supramolecular cage with dual metal centers and dual ligand types.encage compoundsmulticomponent reactionsself-assemblysupramolecular chemistrytridentate ligands[SDGs]SDG3journal article10.1002/jccs.70099