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Two (AgI3I)4L4 cages elucidate the rules for silver-cluster vertex design

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Here, we report two (Ag I 3 I) 4 L 4 metal-organic cages that each contain a previously unobserved trisilver(I) iodide cluster at their vertices. Clusters containing fewer than 10 Ag I ions are challenging to synthesize in an atomically precise manner. Previous work has demonstrated the potential of the approach of generating such clusters during the formation of higher-order metal-organic cage superstructures, but too few examples were known for design principles to be deciphered. Through analysis of the set of such cages reported herein and previously, we elaborate a set of design principles for their synthesis.

Source: Chem

DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102456

Authors: Andrew W. Heard, Samuel E. Clark, Charlie T. McTernan, Tanya K. Ronson, Petr Rozhin, Barbara Rossi, Silvia Marchesan, Jonathan R. Nitschke

Institutions: University of Cambridge, King's College London, The Francis Crick Institute, University of Trieste, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $9,350

Funders: International Centre for Advanced Materials, U.S. Department of Defense, BP, Diamond Light Source, Astex Pharmaceuticals, Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Leverhulme Trust, European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Isaac Newton Trust, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, Defense Sciences Office, DARPA

Awards: G1652612283, G2857921697, G2950395498, G3054853883, G3217623912, G3265861106, Cages for Chemical Separations, G3874669291, Molecular Robotics, G87342163

OpenAlex ID: W4408225997

FWCI: 3.278

Cites: 76

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10