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SUBMITTER: Wiester MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2742207 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wiester Michael J MJ Mirkin Chad A CA
Inorganic chemistry 20090901 17
We report a general, high-yielding method for the synthesis of water-soluble complexes, which is based upon the weak-link approach to supramolecular coordination chemistry. Specifically, we have utilized oligomeric ethylene glycol functional groups appended to the aryl groups of the diphenylphosphine moieties to achieve solubility. Small molecules or halide ions can be used to expand these complexes into larger, more flexible macrocyclic structures. The realization of this approach should allow ...[more]