Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1995 · 97 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistrySupramolecular ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCoordination PolymersMacrocycle SynthesisMacromolecular AssemblyMacromolecular StructureSelf-assemblyCovalent InteractionsMacrocyclic LigandsMetal-organic Supramolecular AssembliesMolecular Self-assemblyMonomer FunctionalityPorphyrin ComplexesPyridine ChemistrySupramolecular Coordination Complexes
Coordination of zinc porphyrins by pyridine ligands is used to construct macrocyclic complexes: the self-assembly properties of the cyclic oligomers depends critically on the covalent structure of the monomer units which can be selected to give stable di-, tri- or tetra- meric assemblies.
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