Multiple CH⋯O interactions involving glycol chains as driving force for the self-assembly of amphiphilic Pd(ii) complexes†
Abstract
We demonstrate that the self-assembly in polar media and gelation of an amphiphilic Pd(II) complex with pendant chlorine ligands are governed by cooperative intra- and interstrand CH⋯O interactions between peripheral triethylene glycol chains leading to slipped π-stacks.