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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
We report the self-assembly process of a supramolecular edifice based on the coordination of europium(III) by a ditopic strand L bearing tridentate bis(benzimidazolyl)pyridine subunits. Varying the metal/ligand ratio and using a fruitful combination of electrospray mass spectrometry and absorption spectrophotometry, we characterized three major complexes (EuL(2), Eu(2)L(2), and Eu(2)L(3)) in acetonitrile. Kinetic investigations showed an alternative "braiding" and "keystone" mechanism leading to Eu(2)L(3). The formation mechanism of the dinuclear triple-stranded helicate, which is mainly governed by electrostatic interactions, goes via the "side-by-side" Eu(2)L(2) intermediate. Our thermodynamic and kinetic data allow the prediction of the apparent "magic" self-assembly of Eu(2)L(3) which is fast and efficient only under a strict set of conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-7863
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
125
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1541-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-4
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Self-assembly mechanism of a bimetallic europium triple-stranded helicate.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Bioinorganique, UMR 7509 du CNRS, ECPM, Université Louis Pasteur, 25 rue Becquerel, 67200 Strasbourg, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article