Uranyl Dication Mediated Photoswitching of a Calix[4]pyrrole-based Metal Coordination Cage

Authors

Juhoon Lee, The University of Texas at Austin
James T. Brewster II, The University of Texas at Austin
Bo Song, University of South FloridaFollow
Vincent M. Lynch, The University of Texas at Austin
Inhong Hwang, The University of Texas at Austin
Xiaopeng Li, University of South FloridaFollow
Jonathan L. Sessler, The University of Texas at Austin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2018

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CC05160G

Abstract

A set of self-assembled tri- and tetrapodal metal coordination cage structures (cage-1 and cage-2, respectively) constructed from the uranyl dication (UO₂²⁺) and a dibenzoic acid functionalised cis-calix[4]pyrrole (1) are described. The inherent photochemical reactivity of the uranyl dication mediates the transformation of cage-1 to cage-2via the activation of molecular oxygen.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Chemical Communications, v. 54, issue 68, p. 9422-9425

Scholar Commons Citation

Lee, Juhoon; Brewster, James T. II; Song, Bo; Lynch, Vincent M.; Hwang, Inhong; Li, Xiaopeng; and Sessler, Jonathan L., "Uranyl Dication Mediated Photoswitching of a Calix[4]pyrrole-based Metal Coordination Cage" (2018). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 65.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/chm_facpub/65