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Pathway-Dependent Post-assembly Modification of an Anthracene-Edged M$^{II}$$_4L_6$ Tetrahedron

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Ronson, TK 
Pilgrim, BS 
Nitschke, JR 

Abstract

FeII4L6 tetrahedral cage 1 undergoes post-assembly modification (PAM) via a Diels-Alder cycloaddition of the anthracene panels of the cage with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). The modified cage 2 possesses an enclosed cavity suitable for encapsulation of the fullerene C60, whereas original cage 1 forms a unique covalent adduct through a Diels-Alder cycloaddition of three of its anthracene ligands with C60. This adduct undergoes further PAM via reaction of the remaining three ligands with TCNE, enabling the isolation of two distinct products depending on the order of addition of C60 and TCNE. Modified cage 2 was also able to bind an anionic guest, [Co(C2B9H11)2], which was not encapsulated by the original cage, demonstrating the potential of PAM for tuning the binding properties of supramolecular hosts.

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0305 Organic Chemistry

Journal Title

Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Journal ISSN

0002-7863
1520-5126

Volume Title

138

Publisher

American Chemical Society
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K039520/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M008258/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, University of Cambridge (Herchel Smith Research Fellowship), Corpus Christi College (Cambridge; Fellowship)