Self-Assembly of a Semiconductive and Photoactive Heterobimetallic Metal-Organic Capsule.
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| Abstract | :  We report the synthesis of a novel metal-organic capsule constructed from six pyrogallol[4]arene macrocycles, which are switched together by 16 Fe and 16 Co ions. This supramolecular structure is the first instance of a spheroidal heterometallic nanocage assembled through a one-step metal-ligand coordination approach. This new assembly also demonstrates an important proof of concept through the formation of multiple heterometallic metal-metal interactions within the capsule framework. Photophysical and electrochemical studies of self-assembled capsule films indicate their potential as semiconductors. These materials display unexpected photoelectric conversion properties, thus representing an emergent phenomenon in discrete metal-organic supramolecular assemblies. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2021 | 
| Journal | :  Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) | 
| Volume | :  60 | 
| Issue | :  19 | 
| Number of Pages | :  10516-10520 | 
| Date Published | :  2021 | 
| ISSN Number | :  1433-7851 | 
| URL | :  https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202016077 | 
| DOI | :  10.1002/anie.202016077 | 
| Short Title | :  Angew Chem Int Ed Engl | 
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