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Steric engineering of PdII–ligand coordination pathways: hierarchical control from functionally addressable intermediates to supramolecular architectures

Ao Tang,†a   Wen-Tao Dai,†a   Qixia Bai,b   Xiao-Dan Xie,a   Zhe Zhang, ORCID logo b   Pingshan Wang, ORCID logo b   Wei Lua  and  Qi Zhang ORCID logo *a  

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a Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
E-mail: qi.zhang.ch@scu.edu.cn

b Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China

Abstract

Steric engineering enables precise hierarchical control of Pd2L4 assembly through well-defined ring (Pd2L2) and bowl (Pd2L3) intermediates. This finding allows active steering of metastable species into functional states, offering a programmable strategy for manipulating the assembly pathways.

Graphical abstract: Steric engineering of PdII–ligand coordination pathways: hierarchical control from functionally addressable intermediates to supramolecular architectures

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5DT01592H
Article type
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Submitted
08 Jul 2025
Accepted
31 Jul 2025
First published
29 Aug 2025

Dalton Trans., 2025, Advance Article

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Steric engineering of PdII–ligand coordination pathways: hierarchical control from functionally addressable intermediates to supramolecular architectures

A. Tang, W. Dai, Q. Bai, X. Xie, Z. Zhang, P. Wang, W. Lu and Q. Zhang, Dalton Trans., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5DT01592H

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