The isomer space of face-capped coordination cages based on square planar metal complexes and low-symmetry ligands.

Authors

Damien W Chen, Jean de Montmollin, Kay Severin

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Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003). Oct 19, 2026. Epub Oct 19, 2026.

Abstract

Face-capped coordination cages based on square planar metal complexes and low-symmetry ligands can form isomers, which differ in the relative orientation of the bridging ligands. We have used Burnside's lemma to enumerate the possible isomers for tri-, hexa-, and octanuclear cages and ligands of variable symmetry. The number of distinct isomers for these systems was found to range between 3 and 70 479, with chiral cages being generally more common than achiral ones. Strategies to achieve orientational self-sorting during the assembly of such cages are discussed.

PMID:
42894983
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