Luminescent transition-metal-containing cyclophanes (“molecular squares”): covalent self-assembly, host-guest studies and preliminary nanoporous materials applications

An overview is given of the synthesis and characterization of a family of transition-metal cyclophanes containing rhenium tricarbonyl chloro corners and bridging diimine edges. The synthesis of both heterometallic (Re 2M 2,M = Pd,Pt) and homometallic (Re 4) cyclophanes is described. Also briefly des...

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Published inCoordination chemistry reviews Vol. 171; pp. 221 - 243
Main Authors Slone, Robert V., Benkstein, Kurt D., Bélanger, Suzanne, Hupp, Joseph T., Guzei, Ilia A., Rheingold, Arnold L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.04.1998
Subjects
Covalent self-assembly
Host-guest complexation
Inorganic cyclophane
Luminescence
Molecular square
Nanoporous materials
Inorganic cyclophane
Host-guest complexation
Nanoporous materials
Molecular square
Covalent self-assembly
Luminescence
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Summary:An overview is given of the synthesis and characterization of a family of transition-metal cyclophanes containing rhenium tricarbonyl chloro corners and bridging diimine edges. The synthesis of both heterometallic (Re 2M 2,M = Pd,Pt) and homometallic (Re 4) cyclophanes is described. Also briefly described are studies aimed at shedding light on the probable mechanism of high-yield assembly of homometallic molecular squares. The use of these cavity-containing assemblies as hosts in the condensed-phase binding of selected molecular guests is discussed. Also described are preliminary applications of the compounds as thin film nanoporous sensing elements. These studies suggest that the compounds may prove useful in mass-responsive or light-responsive volatile organic chemical sensing devices.
ISSN:0010-8545
1873-3840
DOI:10.1016/S0010-8545(98)90035-2