Supramolecular Arrays of 4,7-Phenanthroline Complexes: Self-Assembly of Molecular Pd6 Hexagons

Linear organopalladium complex fragments and 4,7-phenanthroline are the building blocks for supramolecular arrays containing a molecular Pd6 hexagon (depicted on the right). The X-ray structure analysis shows that the phenanthroline moieties form the “corners”, and the palladated aromatic units the “walls” of these rigid nanoscale molecules.