Helicate-to-tetrahedron transformation of chiral lanthanide supramolecular complexes induced by ionic radii effect and linker length

Lanthanide-based supramolecular complexes have labile and hard-topredict chemical structures. Here the authors show controlled formation of either helicates or tetrahedron shaped cages based on the interplay between the metal ionic radius and the ligand composition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: King-Him Yim, Chi-Tung Yeung, Michael R. Probert, Wesley Ting Kwok Chan, Lewis E. Mackenzie, Robert Pal, Wing-Tak Wong, Ga-Lai Law
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00553-8