Investigating Reaction Conditions To Control the Self-Assembly of Cobalt-Seamed Nanocapsules

Abstract

The synthesis and X-ray crystallographic structure of the first cobalt-seamed hexameric nanocapsule, [Co24(C-pentylpyrogallol[4]arene)6], is presented. The overall metal–ligand arrangement of this novel capsule is similar to that of previously reported copper- and nickel-seamed hexameric nanocapsules. However, the title nanocapsule encloses a larger void space than those found in previous hexameric nanocapsules.