文摘
The complexation of a preorganized thioether-functionalized bis(pyrazolyl)methane ligand (L) with silver precursors produces supramolecular structures organized at two hierarchical levels: [AgL]6(X)6 metal鈥搊rganic cyclic hexamers and their organization in 3D architectures. The cyclic toroidal hexamers of 22鈥?6 脜 external diameter are found to be stable already in solution before self-assembly into the crystalline state. In the 3D lattice, the hexameric building block are arranged in different highly symmetric space groups as a function of a variety of anions (cubic Fd3̅ with PF6鈥?/sup> or BF4鈥?/sup> and rhombohedral R3̅ with CF3SO3鈥?/sup> or NO3鈥?/sup>) and form cavities with the geometrical shapes of Platonic solids (tetrahedron and octahedron) that can be occupied by a variety of solvent molecules. Upon evacuation, cubic crystals can produce stable frameworks with permanent porosity, which can absorb reversibly several vapors, CO2 and CH4.