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Area of Science:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Materials Science

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  • Macrocycles capable of encapsulating two guest molecules can facilitate self-sorting into homo- and heterodimers.
  • Self-sorting is a crucial process for constructing complex molecular architectures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a family of self-sorting homobimetallic platinum(II) terpyridyl acetylide dimers.
  • To investigate the influence of bridging units on dimer formation and geometry.
  • To quantify the self-sorting process using a physical model.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of homobimetallic platinum(II) terpyridyl acetylide dimers.
  • Complexation with Cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) macrocycles.
  • Structural characterization of resulting homo- and heterodimers.
  • Development and application of a quantitative model for self-sorting.

Main Results:

  • The synthesized dimers self-sort into homo- and heterodimers when complexed with CB[8].
  • Varying hinge angles in the rigid bridging unit lead to different Pt-Pt distances in heterodimers.
  • Recognition motif mismatch occurs due to geometric distortions.
  • A simple harmonic oscillator model accurately quantifies the self-sorting process, showing minimization of distortions.

Conclusions:

  • The study demonstrates controllable self-sorting in platinum(II) bimetallic systems.
  • Geometric flexibility and distortions play a key role in the recognition and assembly process.
  • The developed model provides a quantitative framework for understanding and predicting self-sorting behavior in such systems.