Abstract
A new discrete supramolecular metallacage functionalized with an alkynylplatinum(ll) 2,6-bis(benzimidazole-2′-yl)-pyridine (bzimpy) moiety has been successfully constructed via coordination-driven self-Assembly. A study on the hierarchical self-Assembly behavior of the obtained metallacage revealed that it displayed a solvent-induced emission switch accompanied by enhancement of the emission intensity as a result of the change in intermolecular Pt···Pt and π-π interactions. More interestingly, the metallacage has been found to spontaneously self-Assemble into a transparent metallogel at room temperature without a heating-cooling process.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3516-3520 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 2 Apr 2018 |