Fig. 2: Subcomponent self-assembly of tetrahedral structures 1, 2, 3 and 4. | Nature Synthesis

Fig. 2: Subcomponent self-assembly of tetrahedral structures 1, 2, 3 and 4.

From: Synthesis of covalently linked knotted cage frameworks

Fig. 2: Subcomponent self-assembly of tetrahedral structures 1, 2, 3 and 4.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Trialdehyde A reacted with o-anisidine B and zinc(II) triflate to generate open-faced 1, or enclosed 2 in the presence of excess triflate. Tritopic triamine C bridged over the tetrahedron faces formed from A residues, producing interwoven open-faced 3 and fully enclosed 4, again in the presence of excess triflate.

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