Constructing coordination nanocages : the metalloligand approach

Li Li, Daniel J. Fanna, Nicholas D. Shepherd, Leonard F. Lindoy, Feng Li

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Abstract

The focus on this mini-review is on the use of metalloligands for the construction of discrete self-assembled, polyhedral metallo-cages. This metalloligand approach employs metal bound multifunctional ligand building blocks that display predetermined, well-defined electronic and structural preferences that facilitate the rational design and construction of both homo- and heteronuclear cages. The assembled cages exhibit a variety of defined topologies that, for example, range from trigonal bipyramidal to rhombododecahedral.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-12
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry
Volume82
Issue number45323
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • coordination compounds
  • ligands

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