Anion Encapsulation by Neutral Supramolecular Assemblies of Cyclic CuII Complexes: A Series of Five Polymerization Isomers, [{cis-CuII(μ-OH)(μ-pz)}n], n=6, 8, 9, 12, and 14

✍ Scribed by Gellert Mezei; Peter Baran; Raphael G. Raptis

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 334 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352636

✦ Synopsis

Three or four neutral metallacycles ([{cis-Cu(m-OH)(m-pz)} n ], n = 6, 8, 9, 12, 14) self-assemble with their lipophilic pyrazoles (pz) oriented towards the outer surface and their hydrophilic OH groups towards an encapsulated anion at the inner cavity of the assembly. For more information, see the Communication by R. G. Raptis and co-workers on the following pages.