Self-sorting of porous Cu<sub>4</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L′<sub>2</sub> metal–organic cages composed of isomerisable ligands
Adrian W. Markwell‐Heys, Matthew L. Schneider, Jenica Marie L. Madridejos, Gregory F. Metha, Witold M. Bloch
Abstract
We report the self-sorting of a dynamic combinatorial library (DCL) of metal-organic cages composed of a rotationally isomerisable ligand. Convergence of the DCL occurs upon crystallisation and leads to low-symmetry Cu4L2L'2 cages that display differing porosities based on their overall shape and ligand configuration.
Topics & Concepts
PorosityMaterials scienceMetalSortingCrystallographyChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyComposite materialMathematicsAlgorithmEngineeringSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications