Flexibility and Dynamicity Enhances and Controls Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Zinc(II) Metallogels

Merlin R. Stühler, Hesam Makki, Dorothee Silbernagl, Mathias Dimde, Kai Ludwig, Bengt E. Tegner, Christopher Greve, Konstantin Rausch, Eva M. Herzig, Anna Köhler, Alex J. Plajer

Supramolecular self-assembly of stacked architectures is typically achieved through hydrogen bonding or π–π interactions between monomers constructed from stable and inert bonds. In contrast, coordinative interactions of early metals promise distinct self-assembly behaviour due to more flexible bonding geometries and a wider range of stabilities and exchange kinetics. In this report we demonstrate that tailoring […]