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  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Materials Science

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  • Ditopic ligands are crucial building blocks in supramolecular chemistry.
  • Metal-ion clipping is a powerful strategy for constructing complex assemblies.
  • Understanding ligand-ligand and ligand-metal interactions is key to controlling assembly outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of charge-transfer interactions in dictating the assembly behavior of ditopic ligands.
  • To explore how subtle modifications in ligand structure influence complementary versus self-complementary association.
  • To demonstrate the control over supramolecular architecture through rational ligand design and metal-ion coordination.

Main Methods:

  • Design and synthesis of anthracene-based and anthraquinone-based ditopic ligands with imidazole coordination sites.
  • Metal-ion clipping using zinc ions (Zn2+) to induce ligand self-assembly.
  • Analysis of assembly products to determine complementary, self-complementary, and statistical association patterns.

Main Results:

  • Anthracene-based ligands (L1 and L2) and anthraquinone-based ligands (L3) exhibited complementary association, forming alternating donor-acceptor assemblies with Zn2+.
  • Modified ligands (L1' and L2') with perturbed charge-transfer interactions showed predominantly self-complementary association, forming homoassemblies with Zn2+.
  • Narcissistic self-sorting was observed in Zn2+ assemblies with both homochiral and heterochiral ligand combinations, as well as positional isomers.

Conclusions:

  • Charge-transfer interactions are a critical determinant of self-assembly pathways in metal-ion clipped systems.
  • Ligand design, specifically tuning electronic properties, allows for predictable control over complementary versus self-complementary supramolecular architectures.
  • The findings provide insights into the principles governing self-sorting phenomena in coordination-driven self-assembly.