Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9763727 | Coordination Chemistry Reviews | 2005 | 26 Pages |
Abstract
This article reviews recent progress in our understanding of molecular rectangles and rectangular boxes. The synthesis of macrocycles that contain nitrogen-, oxygen-, sulphur- and phosphorus-bridged ligands is described. Synthetic routes for the preparation of the metallomacromolecules including stepwise and self-assembly strategies as well as their photophysical and molecular recognition properties are discussed. Preliminary applications of such compounds as chemical sensing devices are also briefly reviewed.
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Authors
P. Thanasekaran, Rong-Tang Liao, Yen-Hsiang Liu, T. Rajendran, S. Rajagopal, Kuang-Lieh Lu,