Toward the design and construction of supramolecular functional molecular materials based on metal–metal interactions

MHY Chan, VWW Yam - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular functional materials represent an emerging class of materials that have
been governed by the supramolecular chemistry of self-assembled molecules. Such high …

Chemical Flexibility of Atomically Precise Metal Clusters

S Li, NN Li, XY Dong, SQ Zang, TCW Mak - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ligand-protected metal clusters possess hybrid properties that seamlessly combine an
inorganic core with an organic ligand shell, imparting them exceptional chemical flexibility …

Nanocluster Transformation Induced by SbF6 Anions toward Boosting Photochemical Activities

X Wei, K Chu, JR Adsetts, H Li, X Kang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The interactions between SbF6–and metal nanoclusters are of significance for customizing
clusters from both structure and property aspects; however, the whole-segment monitoring of …

Construction and hierarchical self-assembly of multifunctional coordination cages with triangular metal–metal-bonded units

ZE Zhang, YF Zhang, YZ Zhang, HL Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, a series of face-capped (Tr2M3) 4L4 (Tr= cycloheptatrienyl cationic ring; M= metal;
L= organosulfur ligand) tetrahedral cages 1–3 functionalized with 12 appended crown ether …

Steric and Geometrical Frustration Generate Two Higher-Order CuI12L8 Assemblies from a Triaminotriptycene Subcomponent

H Zhu, TK Ronson, K Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The use of copper (I) in metal–organic assemblies leads readily to the formation of simple
grids and helicates, whereas higher-order structures require complex ligand designs. Here …

Open nitrogen site-induced kinetic resolution and catalysis of a gold nanocluster

TS Zhang, W Fei, N Li, Y Zhang, C Xu, Q Luo… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The emerging metal nanocluster provides a platform for the investigation of structural
features, unique properties, and structure–property correlation of nanomaterials at the …

Predesigned Cluster-Based Spacers for Versatile Luminescent Metallacages

Y Jin, XY Dong, C Zhang, S Li, SQ Zang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Luminescent metal–organic cages are of great interest in contemporary research; however,
their designed synthesis remains challenging. Here, we created metal-cluster-derived …

A Molecular “A‐Type” Tangled Metallocube

LL Ma, Y Li, X Li, L Zhang, LY Sun… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tangled cubes feature the topology of typical Platonic cubes, with their “faces” traversed by
edges in different ways. This study generates an “A‐type” tangled metallocube from the …

Assembly of Luminescent Chiral Gold (I)‐Sulfido Clusters via Chiral Self‐Sorting

LY Yao, L Qin, Z Chen, J Lam… - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the ubiquity of chirality in nature, chiral self‐assembly involving self‐sorting
behaviors has remained as one of the most important research topics of interests. Herein …

Photo-and Temperature-Induced Reversible Structural Transformation between Dodecanuclear and Pentadecanuclear Gold (I) Sulfido Complexes

LL Yan, V Wing-Wah Yam - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive structural transformation has attracted much attention for its potential to
mimic the behavior of biological transformations and functions. Here, two unprecedented …