Issue 16, 2019

From corannulene to larger carbon bowls: are they better for multiple metal encapsulation?

Abstract

Carbon bowls having two distinctly different faces, convex and concave, represent a unique class of non-planar π-ligands with defined molecular compositions and structures. The smallest π-bowl called corannulene is known to exhibit the record alkali metal ion binding abilities upon multi-electron acquisition. In contrast, the potential of larger carbon bowls with extended π-surfaces in self-assembly with multiple metal ions is yet to be revealed. This Frontier article opens a discussion of the effect of size, charge and symmetry of the bowl-shaped π-ligands on their supramolecular assembly and metal ion intercalation trends.

Graphical abstract: From corannulene to larger carbon bowls: are they better for multiple metal encapsulation?

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
29 jan 2019
Accepted
27 fev 2019
First published
06 mar 2019

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 5125-5130

Author version available

From corannulene to larger carbon bowls: are they better for multiple metal encapsulation?

M. A. Petrukhina, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 5125 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT00424F

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