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Hexagonal Microparticles from Hierarchical Self-Organization of Chiral Trigonal Pd3L6 Macrotetracycles (2021)

Jurček, Ondřej; Nonappa; Kalenius, Elina; Jurček, Pia; Linnanto, Juha M.; Puttreddy, Rakesh; Valkenier, Hennie; Houbenov, Nikolay; Babiak, Michal; Peterek, Miroslav; Davis, Anthony P.; Marek, Radek et al. (2021). Hexagonal Microparticles from Hierarchical Self-Organization of Chiral Trigonal Pd3L6 Macrotetracycles. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2 (1), 100303. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100303

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All authors or editors: Jurček, Ondřej; Nonappa; Kalenius, Elina; Jurček, Pia; Linnanto, Juha M.; Puttreddy, Rakesh; Valkenier, Hennie; Houbenov, Nikolay; Babiak, Michal; Peterek, Miroslav; et al.

Journal or series: Cell Reports Physical Science

ISSN: 2666-3864

eISSN: 2666-3864

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 2

Issue number: 1

Article number: 100303

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100303

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73992

Abstract

Construction of structurally complex architectures using inherently chiral, asymmetric, or multi-heterotopic ligands is a major challenge in metallosupramolecular chemistry. Moreover, the hierarchical self-organization of such complexes is unique. Here, we introduce a water-soluble, facially amphiphilic, amphoteric, chiral, asymmetric, and hetero-tritopic ligand derived from natural bile acid, ursodeoxycholic acid. We show that via the supramolecular transmetalation reaction, using nitrates of Cu(II) or Fe(III), and subsequently Pd(II), a superchiral Pd3L6 complex can be obtained. Even though several possible constitutional isomers of Pd3L6 could be formed, because of the ligand asymmetry and relative flexibility of carbamate-pyridyl moieties attached to the steroid scaffold, only a single product with C3 rotational symmetry was obtained. Finally, we demonstrate that these amphiphilic complexes can self-organize into hexagonal microparticles in aqueous media. This finding may lead to the development of novel self-assembled metal-organic functional materials made of natural, abundant, and relatively inexpensive steroidal compounds.

Keywords: supramolecular chemistry; coordination complexes; microstructures

Free keywords: supramolecular chemistry; bile acid; palladium; heterotopic ligand; transmetalation; self-assembly; chirality; surfactant; self-organization; particle

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