Cooperative Thermodynamic Control of Selectivity in the Self-Assembly of Rare Earth Metal–Ligand Helices

AM Johnson, MC Young, X Zhang…

Index: Johnson, Amber M.; Young, Michael C.; Hooley, Richard J. Dalton Transactions, 2013 , vol. 42, # 23 p. 8394 - 8401

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Abstract

Metal-selective self-assembly with rare-earth cations is possible with suitable rigid, symmetrical bis-tridentate ligands. Kinetically controlled formation is initially observed, with smaller cations preferentially incorporated. Over time, the more thermodynamically favorable