Toward self-assembled surface-mounted prismatic altitudinal rotors. A test case: molecular rectangle.

Org Lett

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, USA.

Published: June 2004

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  • The study presents a method for creating prismatic molecular rotors using metalated molecular rods and pyridine-based star connectors.
  • Researchers successfully assemble a specific molecular structure using a biphenyl rod and a bipyridyl connector, forming a molecular rectangle.
  • The assembled structure is thoroughly analyzed using techniques like NMR and mass spectrometry to confirm its composition and properties.

Article Abstract

[structure: see text] A self-assembly path toward prismatic molecular rotors based on transversely reactive terminally metalated molecular rods and pyridine-terminated star connectors is outlined. The concept is tested on the assembly of the biphenyl rod [Ph(2)P(CH(2))(3)PPh(2)Pt(+)-C(6)H(4)-C(6)H(4)-Pt(+)[Ph(2)P(CH(2))(3)PPh(2)] and 4,4'-bipyridyl into a molecular rectangle, fully characterized by NMR and MS, including diffusion-ordered NMR and collision-induced dissociation MS.

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