@article{fc789eec135c402eaf00967c997dfdf3,
title = "Double-Layered Supramolecular Prisms Self-Assembled by Geometrically Non-equivalent Tetratopic Subunits",
abstract = "Supramolecular cages/vesicles in biology display sophisticated structures and functions by utilizing a few types of protein subunit quasi-equivalently at distinct geometrical locations. However, synthetic supramolecular cages still lack comparable complexity to reach the high levels of functionality found in natural systems. Herein we report the self-assembly of giant pentagonal supramolecular prisms (molecular weight >50 kDa) with tetratopic pyridinyl subunits serving different geometrical roles within the structures, and their packing into a novel superstructure with unexpected three-fold rotational symmetry in a single two-dimensional layer of crystalline state. The formation of these complicated structures is controlled by both the predetermined angles of the ligands and the mismatched structural tensions created from the multi-layered geometry of the building blocks. Such a self-assembly strategy is extensively used by viruses to increase the volume and complexity of capsids and would provide a new approach to construct highly sophisticated supramolecular architectures.",
keywords = "geometrically non-equivalent subunits, pentagonal packing, self-assembly, supramolecular prisms",
author = "Heng Wang and Zhou, {Li Peng} and Yu Zheng and Kun Wang and Bo Song and Xuzhou Yan and Lukasz Wojtas and Wang, {Xu Qing} and Xin Jiang and Ming Wang and Sun, {Qing Fu} and Bingqian Xu and Yang, {Hai Bo} and Sue, {Andrew C.H.} and Chan, {Yi Tsu} and Sessler, {Jonathan L.} and Yang Jiao and Stang, {Peter J.} and Xiaopeng Li",
note = "Funding Information: We acknowledged both the Argonne National Laboratory (Advanced Photon Source, Beamline 15‐ID‐B of ChemMatCARS) and the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BL17B) for the synchrotron X‐ray diffraction analyses. The beamline and PILATUS3 X CdTe 1M detector are principally supported by NSF (CHE‐1346572 and DMR‐1531283). The use of the Advanced Photon Source, Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory, is supported by the U.S. DOE (DE‐AC02‐06CH11357) X.L. acknowledges the support from Tencent Funders Alumni foundation. Funding Information: We acknowledged both the Argonne National Laboratory (Advanced Photon Source, Beamline 15-ID-B of ChemMatCARS) and the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BL17B) for the synchrotron X-ray diffraction analyses. The beamline and PILATUS3 X CdTe 1M detector are principally supported by NSF (CHE-1346572 and DMR-1531283). The use of the Advanced Photon Source, Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory, is supported by the U.S. DOE (DE-AC02-06CH11357) X.L. acknowledges the support from Tencent Funders Alumni foundation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1002/anie.202010805",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "60",
pages = "1298--1305",
journal = "Angewandte Chemie - International Edition",
issn = "1433-7851",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "3",
}