A new class of heterometallic squares possessing a metal-based donor via the self-assembly approach have been synthesised and found to be useful for molecular sensing of aromatics particularly picric acid. Further studies are underway of the host–guest chemistry involved together with detailed photophysical studies.
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Self-assembled molecular squares containing metal-based donor: synthesis and application in the sensing of nitro-aromatics
Vaishali Vajpayee, Hyunuk Kim, Anurag Mishra, Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, Peter J. Stang, Min Hyung Lee, Hwan Kyu Kim and Ki-Whan Chi
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01481H, Communication
