Synthesis and controllable self-assembly of 3D amphiphilic organoplatinum(<scp>ii</scp>) metallacages in water

Abstract

A 3D amphiphilic supramolecular coordination metallacycle <bold>M1</bold> was designed and fabricated using a new method called “coordination driven self-assembly”. It can self-assemble into well-defined vesicles and further assemble into nanofibres and hybrid vesicles. Importantly, the hybrid vesicles can be applied in photocatalysis in water.