Molecular tectonics: on the formation of tubular coordination networks

Abstract

Upon combining the organic tecton based on the [1,1,1,1]metacyclophane bearing four pyridine groups with silver cation, a tubular coordination network formed by double bridging of consecutive macrocycles by metal centres is obtained and structurally characterised in the solid state by an X-ray diffraction method. The same tecton when combined with HgCl₂ leads to the formation of a doubly interpenetrated 2-D coordination framework.