Construction of a π-stacked supramolecular framework using a triphenylene-cored metallo-organic cage
Zhilong Jiang, Jun Wang, Mingzhao Chen, Chaolong Tang, He Zhao, Qiangqiang Dong, Wei‐Dong Yu, Zhiyuan Jiang, Bangtang Chen, Xiaorui Li, Die Liu, Liao‐Yuan Yao, Hui Liu, Ting‐Zheng Xie, Tun Wu, Jie Yuan, Kun Wang, Yiming Li, Pingshan Wang
Abstract
A pair of enantiomeric tetrahedral cages have been constructed using a hexapod ligand. By utilizing large aromatic triphenylene as the core, the crystal structure of the metallo-cages exhibited a hierarchical packing due to the π–π interaction.
Topics & Concepts
TriphenyleneSupramolecular chemistryCageCrystallographyTetrahedronMaterials scienceLigand (biochemistry)Discotic liquid crystalHexapodEnantiomerCore (optical fiber)ChemistryCrystal structureStereochemistryLiquid crystalComputer scienceComposite materialStructural engineeringOptoelectronicsEngineeringArtificial intelligenceReceptorBiochemistryRobotSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials