Self‐Assembly of M₂₄L₄₈ Polyhedra Based on Empirical Prediction

Abstract

Critical structural switch: A small initial difference in the angle within bidentate ligands (see scheme) is amplified into an incommensurable difference in the resultant structures (M12L24 or M24L48). This molecular-level emergent behavior was predicted from the empirical threshold of the ligand bend angle, determined by a ligand mixing experiment, for the critical M12L24/M24L48 switchover.