Configurational control of low-symmetry heteroleptic metal–organic cages with asymmetric ligands

• DOI: 10.1039/d4sc08647c
• Publication Date: 2025-03-07T07:01:11Z
• Authors: Hao Yu; Ziteng Guo; Jie Tang; Ningxu Han; Junjuan Shi; Meng Li; Houyu Zhang; Ming Wang

Two heteroleptic cages were constructed by combining asymmetric ligand assembly with multi-ligand co-assembly strategies. The introduction of methyl group enables configurational transformation and directed assembly into a single configuration.