Current Organic Chemistry · 2005 · 29 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryNanomaterialsNanotechnologySupramolecular ChemistryCalixarene ChemistryCoordination ChemistryMetal-ligand BondingSelf-assembled NanostructuresSelf-assemblyTransition Metal ComplexesBonding In Coordination CompoundsCoordination Self-assemblyCoordination-driven Self-assemblyMetal-organic Supramolecular AssembliesSupramolecular Coordination ChemistrySupramolecular Coordination ComplexesSupramolecular Interactions
The account highlights an important approach to supramolecular self-assembly via “vector-manipulation at metal centers” ranging from Werner-system to Cotton-system coordination compounds. The approach has been successfully employed in the architecture of container molecules like metal analogues of the bowl-shaped calixarenes and metal-linked calixarene-based carcerands and carceplexes. The concepts of metal vector and vector-manipulation at metal centers were further interpreted based upon the stereochemistry and trans- or cis-effect of ligands in the substitution reactions at metal centers. Keywords: self-assembly reaction, supramolecular chemistry, molecular array, nanotechnology, ligands, platinum(II) center, werner-type metal vector