Issue 23, 2013

Reversible multicomponent self-assembly mediated by bismuth ions

Abstract

Bi(III) ions are capable of reversible, multicomponent self assembly with suitable tris-coordinate ligands. The nature of the self-assembled structures observed are dependent on the ligand coordination geometry, ligand protonation state and Bi concentration. These assemblies can exploit the maximum number of coordination sites at the Bi vertices (nine), and the self-assembly process has been studied by 1D NMR, Diffusion NMR, ESI-MS and X-ray crystallographic analysis. V-shaped coordinating ligands reversibly form discrete M2L4, M2L3, and M2L2 complexes dependent on ligand/bismuth concentration, whereas a linear coordinating ligand forms a single discrete M3L3 assembly.

Graphical abstract: Reversible multicomponent self-assembly mediated by bismuth ions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Mar 2013
Accepted
14 Apr 2013
First published
15 Apr 2013

Dalton Trans., 2013,42, 8394-8401

Reversible multicomponent self-assembly mediated by bismuth ions

A. M. Johnson, M. C. Young and R. J. Hooley, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 8394 DOI: 10.1039/C3DT50578B

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