Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC01892A
Abstract
The rapid development of supramolecular chemistry provides a powerful bottom-up approach to construct various well-defined nano-architectures with increasing complexity and functionality. Compared to that of small and simple nanometric objects, the self-assembly of larger and more complex nanometric objects, such as nanocages, remains a significant challenge. Herein, we used a discrete nanocage as the monomer to successfully construct a novel three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular architecture, which comprises two types of nanocage building units with different connectivity, using the solvent-assisted coordination-driven assembly approach. The mechanism of this supramolecular assembly process was investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) studies, which identified for the first time the formation of a nanocage dimer intermediate during the assembly process. The assembly of discrete nanocages into a 3D supramolecular architecture led to remarkable enhancement of stability and gas adsorption properties.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Chemical Science, v. 10, issue 27, p. 6661-6665
Scholar Commons Citation
Niu, Zheng; Wang, Lei; Fang, Sheng; Lan, Pui Ching; Aguila, Briana; Perman, Jason; Ma, Jian-Gong; Cheng, Peng; Li, Xiaopeng; and Ma, Shengqian, "Solvent-assisted Coordination Driven Assembly of a Supramolecular Architecture Featuring Two Types of Connectivity from Discrete Nanocages" (2019). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 130.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/chm_facpub/130
