Abstract
The intimate host-anion interactions will regulate thermodynamics and kinetics in the self-assembly of cationic cages mimicking biological counterparts.Herein,we report construction and transformation of three Pd(Ⅱ)-based metal-organic cages(MOCs)depending on different anions.Stoichiometric conversions of the lantern-shaped MOC-34 into either octahedral MOC-35 or tricapped trigonal prism MOC-36 are induced by BF4-or NO3-,respectively.MOC-36 is kinetically favored and can undergo quantitative con-version to the thermodynamically preferred MOC-35 upon heating,accelerated by excess BF4-to motivate dissociative dynamics of Pd-vertices and lower activation barrier of cage transformation.The guest encap-sulation behaviors of MOC-35 and MOC-36 have also been tested.These results manifest a significance of host-anion dynamics beyond complementary anion template,shedding light on the understanding of intricate anion recognition in nature.
基金项目
NKRD Program of China(2021YFA1500401)
国家自然科学基金(21821003)
国家自然科学基金(21890380)
LIRTP of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(2017BT01C161)