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Controlled 2D Assembly of Nickel-Seamed Hexameric Pyrogallol[4]arene Nanocapsules
Chen Zhang1, Rahul S Patil1, Chong Liu2
1Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia , 601 South College Avenue, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States.
Abstract:
The two-dimensional framework of nickel-seamed hexameric metal-organic nanocapsules has been synthesized by connecting the tailed hydroxyl groups of C-propan-3-ol pyrogallol[4]arene with adjacent hexameric capsules via nickel-hydroxyl coordination. In addition, functionalization of nanocapsules with multiple pyridine molecules at the capsule surface prevents them from assembling into hierarchical structures and leads to the formation of discrete nickel-seamed pyrogallol[4]arene nanocapsules. This work shows that surface functionalization of nanocapsules is an effective and innovative method of controlling the assembly of these nanometric building blocks.
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