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  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Proteins utilize specific recognition domains for selective binding, catalysis, and transport.
  • Developing synthetic hosts that mimic these protein functions is a significant challenge in chemistry.
  • Multicomponent coordination-driven self-assembly offers a pathway to create complex molecular architectures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize novel metallacages with multiple cavities.
  • To investigate the selective encapsulation of different guest molecules within these cages.
  • To explore allosteric recognition phenomena in synthetic host-guest systems.

Main Methods:

  • Multicomponent coordination-driven self-assembly was employed to construct ladder-shaped, triple-cavity metallacages.
  • Porphyrin-based units were utilized in the metallacage design.
  • Heteroleptic encapsulation of fullerenes (C60, C70) and coronene was studied.

Main Results:

  • Three ladder-shaped, triple-cavity metallacages were successfully synthesized.
  • The metallacages demonstrated selective heteroleptic encapsulation of C60/C70 and coronene in different cavities.
  • Allosteric recognition of coronene was observed upon the addition of C60 or C70, influenced by cavity binding affinities.

Conclusions:

  • The rational design of multicavity assemblies enables heteroleptic encapsulation and allosteric recognition.
  • These findings provide a foundation for designing advanced supramolecular constructs with tunable recognition properties.
  • The study highlights the potential of synthetic metallacages to mimic complex biological functions.