Self-sorting of porous Cu < sub > 4 < /sub > L < sub > 2 < /sub > L' < sub > 2 < /sub > metal-organic cages composed of isomerisable ligands

We report the self-sorting of a dynamic combinatorial library (DCL) of metal-organic cages composed of a rotationally isomerisable ligand. Convergence of the DCL occurs upon crystallisation and leads to low-symmetry Cu4L2L'2 cages that display differing porosities based on their overall shape and ligand configuration.PMID:33616581 | DOI:10.1039/d0cc08076d

Source: Chemical Communications - February 22, 2021 Category: Chemistry Authors: Adrian W Markwell-Heys Matthew L Schneider Jenica Marie L Madridejos Gregory F Metha Witold M Bloch Source Type: research