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SUBMITTER: Giri C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512231 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giri Chandan C Topić Filip F Cametti Massimo M Rissanen Kari K
Chemical science 20150630 10
Here, we report on the multicomponent self-assembly and single crystal X-ray diffraction study of a series of three interlocked mixed valence mono- and hetero-metallic [2]-catenanes made of [2 × 2] metallo-grids. They show unique structural features and highlight the essential roles of both the Cu(ii)/Cu(i) pair and of the conformationally adaptable organic ligands for achieving catenation of grids. ...[more]