Self-assembly of a supramolecular hexagram and a supramolecular pentagram

Star motifs are ubiquitous throughout nature and in man-made architectures, but their molecular level design remains challenging. Here the authors present a stepwise approach to self-assemble pentagonal and hexagonal star-shaped metallo-architectures through the careful design of metallo-organic lig...

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Main Authors: Zhilong Jiang, Yiming Li, Ming Wang, Bo Song, Kun Wang, Mingyu Sun, Die Liu, Xiaohong Li, Jie Yuan, Mingzhao Chen, Yuan Guo, Xiaoyu Yang, Tong Zhang, Charles N. Moorefield, George R. Newkome, Bingqian Xu, Xiaopeng Li, Pingshan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15476
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Summary:Star motifs are ubiquitous throughout nature and in man-made architectures, but their molecular level design remains challenging. Here the authors present a stepwise approach to self-assemble pentagonal and hexagonal star-shaped metallo-architectures through the careful design of metallo-organic ligands.
ISSN:2041-1723