Combinatorial Libraries of Metal-Ligand Assemblies with an Encapsulated Guest Molecule

Abstract

The combination of two different biscatecholate ligands with GaIII ions gives rise to twelve different assemblies (shown schematically), which are all simultaneously present in solution. These were characterized by ESI-FTICR mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. Even larger libraries are obtained by using an increasing number of components.