Ligand- and anion-directed assembly of exo-coordinated Mercury(II) halide complexes with O2S2-Donor macrocycles

Abstract

Assembly reactions of mercury(II) halides (Cl, Br, and 1) with two 02S2 macrocycles (L-1 and L-2) having different interclonor (S center dot center dot center dot S) distances were investigated, and four types of supramolecular complexes (1-4b) were obtained depending on the S center dot center dot center dot S distances as well as the size of the halide anions. Photoluminescence of these compounds was also studied.