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Area of Science:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis

Background:

  • Helicene-based ligands offer unique three-dimensional structures for molecular assembly.
  • Oxahelicenes introduce heteroatoms, modifying electronic and structural properties.
  • Palladium(II) ions are widely used in self-assembly due to their predictable coordination geometry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize novel 7-oxa[5]- and 9-oxa[7]helicene ligands (L1 and L2) with pyridyl coordination sites.
  • To investigate the self-assembly of these ligands with Pd(II) ions into supramolecular cages.
  • To characterize the photophysical properties and guest-encapsulating abilities of the resulting palladium cages.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of oxahelicene-based ligands L1 and L2.
  • Self-assembly reactions with Pd(II) ions.
  • Spectroscopic characterization (NMR, MS).
  • Photophysical measurements (fluorescence quantum yield, CD, CPL).
  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis of ligands L1 and L2.
  • Formation of Pd2L4 supramolecular cages through self-assembly.
  • Pd2L14 cages exhibited high fluorescence quantum yields (ΦF = 0.50).
  • Pd2L24 cages displayed significant circular dichroism (CD) and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) activity.
  • The oxahelicene framework enabled guest encapsulation.

Conclusions:

  • Oxahelicene ligands are effective building blocks for constructing Pd(II)-based supramolecular cages.
  • The synthesized cages possess tunable photophysical properties, including fluorescence and CPL.
  • These cages demonstrate potential for applications in molecular recognition and sensing due to their guest-encapsulating capabilities.