Building a molecular PrussianBlueAnalogue FeII/CoIII cube around a Cs+ ion; a preferred, tight, robust, water soluble, and kinetically inert encapsulator

The preparation of a caesium inclusion complex of the molecular cube [{CoIII(Me3-tacn)}4{FeII(CN)6}4]}]4–, a mixed valent molecular Prussian Blue Analogue bearing bridging cyanido ligands, has been achieved by following a redox-triggered self-assembly process in aqueous solution. The assembly has be...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Gallen Ortiz, Albert, Jover Modrego, Jesús, Ferrer García, Montserrat, Martínez López, Manuel, 1957-
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/214071
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214071
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Complexos metàl·lics
Cesi
Lligands
Metal complexes
Cesium
Ligands
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Resumo:The preparation of a caesium inclusion complex of the molecular cube [{CoIII(Me3-tacn)}4{FeII(CN)6}4]}]4–, a mixed valent molecular Prussian Blue Analogue bearing bridging cyanido ligands, has been achieved by following a redox-triggered self-assembly process in aqueous solution. The assembly has been shown to be Cs-preferred as, even in the presence of Na+ in solution, no Na-encapsulated have been found in the assembled product when Cs+ is present in the reaction medium. Even so, the tightness of the system produces large amounts of a void cubic structure whenever not large excesses of Cs+ are present. The species is robust, extremely soluble in aqueous media, pH-stable in the 1–13 range, and redox inactive between −400 and 600 mV. The molecular species has been characterised by UV–vis, ICP, multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and electrochemistry. As expected from previous data reported, the complex in aqueous solution is totally inert to cation exchange, the leaching of the encapsulated Cs+ being hampered by the small size of the cube portal.