Issue 29, 2019

A tetrahedral molecular cage with a responsive vertex

Abstract

Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) is a widely used method for the self-assembly of three-dimensional molecular architectures. The orthogonality of dynamic reactions is emerging as a versatile strategy for controlling product distributions in DCC, yet the application of this approach to the synthesis of 3D organic molecular cages is limited. We report the first system which employs the orthogonality of alkyne metathesis and dynamic imine exchange to prepare a molecular cage with a reversibly removable vertex. This study demonstrates the rational and controlled application of chemical orthogonality in DCC to prepare organic cages of expanded functionality which respond to chemical stimuli.

Graphical abstract: A tetrahedral molecular cage with a responsive vertex

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
25 4 2019
Accepted
09 6 2019
First published
13 6 2019
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 7043-7048

A tetrahedral molecular cage with a responsive vertex

C. C. Pattillo and J. S. Moore, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 7043 DOI: 10.1039/C9SC02047K

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