Self-Assembled Pd(II) Barrels as Containers for Transient Merocyanine Form and Reverse Thermochromism of Spiropyran

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 140; no. 25; pp. 7952 - 7960
• Main Authors: Howlader, Prodip, Mondal, Bijnaneswar, Purba, Prioti Choudhury, Zangrando, Ennio, Mukherjee, Partha Sarathi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 27.06.2018; Amer Chemical Soc
• Subjects: ambient temperature; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; dimethyl sulfoxide; heat; irradiation; isomers; nitrates; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; solids; ultraviolet radiation; PHOTOCHROMIC PROPERTIES; MEMORIES; COMPLEX; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; ISOMERIZATION; GUEST-BINDING; CAGES; DIARYLETHENES; EXCHANGE; DERIVATIVES

Self-assembly of a cis-blocked Pd­(II) 90° ditopic acceptor [cis-(tmeda)­Pd­(NO3)2] (M) with a tetradentate donor L 1 [benzene-1,4-di­(4-terpyridine)] in 2:1 molar ratio yielded two isometric molecular barrels MB1 and MB3 in DMSO [tmeda = N,N,N′N′-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine]. Exclusive formation...