Self-recognition in helicate self-assembly: spontaneous formation of helical metal complexes from mixtures of ligands and metal ions.
AUTOR(ES)
Kramer, R
RESUMO
On treatment with copper(I) ions, mixtures of the [oligo(2,2')-bipyridine] strands 2-5 yield spontaneously the double helicates 2H(2)-2H(5) without significant crossover. Similarly, when a mixture of the two tris-bypyridine ligands 1 and 3a (containing different substitutions) is allowed to react with copper(I) and nickel(II) ions, only the double helicate 2H(3a) and the triple helicate 3H(1) are formed. Thus, these systems undergo self-assembly of helicates with self-recognition. The process represents a self/nonself-discrimination involving the preferential binding of like metal ions by like ligand strands in a mixture to selectively assemble into the corresponding helicates. In a broader perspective, these results point to a change in paradigm from pure compounds to instructed mixtures--that is from seeking chemical purity to designing programmed systems composed of mixtures of instructed components capable of spontaneously forming well--defined superstructures through self-processes.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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