Interconvertible vanadium-seamed hexameric pyrogallol[4]arene nanocapsules

Kongzhao Su, Mingyan Wu, Daqiang Yuan () and Maochun Hong
Additional contact information
Kongzhao Su: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou
Mingyan Wu: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou
Daqiang Yuan: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou
Maochun Hong: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Research into stimuli-responsive controlled self-assembly and reversible transformation of molecular architectures has received much attention recently, because it is important to understand and reproduce this natural self-assembly behavior. Here, we report two coordination nanocapsules with variable cavities: a contracted octahedral V24 capsule and an expanded ball-shaped V24 capsule, both of which are constructed from the same number of subcomponents. The assemblies of these two V24 capsules are solvent-controlled, and capable of reversible conversion between contracted and expanded forms via control of the geometries of the metal centers by association and dissociation with axial water molecules. Following such structural interconversions, the magnetic properties are significantly changed. This work not only provides a strategy for the design and preparation of coordination nanocapsules with adaptable cavities, but also a unique example with which to understand the transformation process and their structure-property relationships.

Date: 2018
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07427-z Abstract (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-07427-z

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07427-z

Access Statistics for this article

Nature Communications is currently edited by Nathalie Le Bot, Enda Bergin and Fiona Gillespie

More articles in Nature Communications from Nature
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().