Abstract
A new discrete hexagonal metallacycle M containing tris-[2]pseudorotaxane moiety has been successfully designed and synthesized via coordination-driven self-assembly. The newly designed tris-[2]pseudorotaxane metallacycle was well characterized with nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra analysis. Such tris-[2]pseudorotaxane metallacycle M and pillar[5]arene dimer (PD) could further form a new family of cross-linked redox-responsive supramolecular polymer M (PD) 3 through a host-guest interaction. Interestingly, the polymer M (PD) 3 displayed redox-responsive behavior and showed tuned weight-average diffusion coefficients D upon redox stimuli, which is attributed to the changed coordination geometries of [Cu(phen) 2 ] + and [Cu(phen) 2 ] 2+ in such system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15414-15420 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| State | Published - 17 Dec 2018 |