Authors: Schulte, Thorben R.
Holstein, Julian J.
Schneider, Laura
Adam, Abdulselam
Haberhauer, Gebhard
Clever, Guido H.
Title: A new mechanically-interlocked [Pd2L4] cage motif by dimerization of two peptide-based lemniscates
Other Titles: in memory of Professor Carsten Schmuck
Language (ISO): en
Abstract: Most metallo-supramolecular assemblies of low nuclearity adopt simple topologies, with bridging ligands spanning neighboring metal centers in a direct fashion. Here we contribute a new structural motif to the family of host compounds with low metal count (two) that consists of a pair of doubly-interlocked, figure-eight-shaped subunits, also termed “lemniscates”. Each metal is chelated by two chiral bidentate ligands, composed of a peptidic macrocycle that resembles a natural product with two pyridyl-terminated arms. DFT calculation results suggest that dimerization of the mononuclear halves is driven by a combination of 1) Coulomb interaction with a central anion, 2) π-stacking between intertwined ligand arms and 3) dispersive interactions between the structure’s compact inner core bedded into an outer shell composed of the cavitand-type macrocycles. The resulting cage-like architecture was characterized by NMR, MS and X-ray structure analyses. This new mechanically bonded system highlights the scope of structural variety accessible in metal-mediated self-assemblies composed of only a few constituents.
Subject Headings: Supramolecular chemistry
Cage motif
Lemniscates
Chiral ligands
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2003/39792
http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-21683
Issue Date: 2020-08-26
Rights link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Appears in Collections:Lehrstühle für Anorganische Chemie

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