Rim-brominated pillarplexes and their assembly via self-sorting

Abstract

We report rim-brominated pillarplexes, new examples of functionalised supramolecular organometallic complexes (SOCs). The bromide atoms can be introduced to the established pristine ligand precursor, demonstrating late-stage diversification of our ligand platform. SC-XRD/ED-derived crystal structures of precursor and pillarplex salts are reported along with competitive assembly experiments of the Ag(I) pillarplex, showing narcissistic self-sorting behavior.