Abstract
An anion-coordination-based A4L6 (“A” denotes anion and “L” is ligand) tetrahedral cage was constructed by a C2-symmetric bis-bis(urea) ligand and phosphate anion, which showed reversible interconversion with the A2L3 triple helicate as a response to the template, concentration, or solvent. Notably, an unusual “peripheral” templation was found to be critical to stabilize the tetrahedral structure. This peripheral effect was utilized to assemble an “empty” A4L6 cage that allows the multi-stimuli-controlled capture/release of biologically important species such as choline and acetylcholine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1851-1855 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Feb 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- anion coordination
- multistimuli-responsive behavior
- peripheral template ion
- self-assembly
- tetrahedral anion cage