Sierpiński Pyramids by Molecular Entanglement.

作者：Sarkar, Rajarshi; Xie, Ting-Zheng; Endres, Kevin J; Wang, Zilu; Moorefield, Charles N; Saunders, Mary Jane; Ghorai, Suman; Patri, Anil K; Wesdemiotis, Chrys; Dobrynin, Andrey V; Newkome, George R

来源：Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142(12): 5526-5530.

DOI：10.1021/jacs.0c01168

Planar, terpyridine-based metal complexes with the Sierpiński triangular motif and alkylated corners undergo a second self-assembly event to give megastructural Sierpiński pyramids; assembly is driven by the facile lipophilic-lipophilic association of the alkyl moieties and complementary perfect fit of the triangular building blocks. Confirmation of the 3D, pyramidal structures was verified and supported by a combination of TEM, AFM, and multiscale simulation techniques.

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