Dodecanuclear Silver NHC Capsule

Largest NHC assembly to date

Hierarchical template-controlled self-assembly yields a dodecanuclear silver NHC capsule, the largest poly-NHC-derived assembly known to date, offering a new scaffold for complex multicomponent supramolecular systems.

Li, Yang · Xue-Ting, Chang · Zhang, Le · Yuan, Guozan · Hahn, F. Ekkehardt · Han, Ying

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 2025

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Dodecanuclear capsules are the largest poly-NHC-derived assemblies known so far (reported 2015)

Hierarchical template strategy constructs two different organometallic capsules

Ag-to-Au transmetalation yields tetranuclear assemblies