Supramolecular assemblies of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(ii) terpyridine complexes with double-decker silsesquioxane nano-cores: the role of isomerism in constructing nano-structures

Abstract

Isomeric double-decker silsesquioxane-functionalized dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) terpyridine complexes demonstrate self-association behaviours via the stabilisation of hydrophobic, Pt⋯Pt and/or π–π stacking interactions. These supramolecular architectures and molecular packings are found to be closely related to the isomeric configurations of the complexes and have been investigated using various spectroscopic studies.