Issue 1, 2015

Non-equilibrium cobalt(iii) “click” capsules

Abstract

Cobalt(III) tetrahedral capsules have been prepared using an assembly-followed-by-oxidation protocol from a cobalt(II) precursor and a readily derivatizable pyridyl-triazole ligand system. Experiments designed to probe the constitutional dynamics show that these architectures are in a non-equilibrium state. A preliminary investigation into the host–guest chemistry of a water-soluble derivative shows it can bind and differentiate a range of different neutral organic molecules. The stability of this ensemble also permits the study of guest-binding at high salt concentrations.

Graphical abstract: Non-equilibrium cobalt(iii) “click” capsules

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
03 Oct 2014
Accepted
06 Oct 2014
First published
07 Oct 2014
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 756-760

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Non-equilibrium cobalt(III) “click” capsules

P. R. Symmers, M. J. Burke, D. P. August, P. I. T. Thomson, G. S. Nichol, M. R. Warren, C. J. Campbell and P. J. Lusby, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 756 DOI: 10.1039/C4SC03036B

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