Structures and Dynamic Behavior of Large Polyhedral Coordination Cages: An Unusual Cage-to-Cage Interconversion

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 4; pp. 858 - 870
• Main Authors: Stephenson, Andrew, Argent, Stephen P, Riis-Johannessen, Thomas, Tidmarsh, Ian S, Ward, Michael D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 02.02.2011

The bis-bidentate bridging ligand L {α,α′-bis[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazol-1-yl]-1,4-dimethylbenzene}, which contains two chelating pyrazolyl-pyridine units connected to a 1,4-phenylene spacer via flexible methylene units, reacts with transition metal dications to form a range of polyhedral coordination cag...