Nanoscale faceted polyhedra
First Claim
1. A faceted polyhedron molecule comprising polygon moieties and linking moieties, wherein said polygon moieties comprise edges and vertices, wherein a first polygon moiety is attached to a second polygon moiety by at least one of said linking moieties, and wherein said at least one linking moiety is attached to a vertex of said first polygon moiety and a vertex of said second polygon moiety;
- wherein the faceted polyhedron molecule is a discrete macromolecule.
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Abstract
The subject invention pertains to nanoscale polyhedron-shaped molecules having molecular building blocks connected at their vertices. The subject invention also concerns methods of producing nanoscale polyhedrons utilizing a self-assembly reaction. The resultant molecules are faceted polyhedra that are porous, chemically robust, contain chemically accessible sites on their facets, and which are neutral and soluble in common laboratory solvents. The nanoscale polyhedrons can exhibit additional desirable physical properties, such as ferromagnetic properties.
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29 Claims
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1. A faceted polyhedron molecule comprising polygon moieties and linking moieties, wherein said polygon moieties comprise edges and vertices, wherein a first polygon moiety is attached to a second polygon moiety by at least one of said linking moieties, and wherein said at least one linking moiety is attached to a vertex of said first polygon moiety and a vertex of said second polygon moiety;
- wherein the faceted polyhedron molecule is a discrete macromolecule.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A compound comprising a faceted polyhedron molecule, wherein said faceted polyhedron molecule comprises polygon moieties and linking moieties, wherein said polygon moieties comprise edges and vertices, wherein a first polygon moiety is attached to a second polygon moiety by at least one of said linking moieties, wherein said at least one linking moiety is attached to a vertex of said first polygon moiety and a vertex of said second polygon moiety;
- and wherein the faceted polyhedron molecule is a discrete macromolecule.
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25. A faceted polyhedron molecule or polymeric structure comprising polygon moieties and linking moieties, wherein said polygon moieties comprise edges and vertices, wherein a first polygon moiety is attached to a second polygon moiety by at least one or said linking moieties, wherein said at least one linking moiety is attached to a vertex of said first polygon moiety and a vertex of said second polygon moiety;
- and wherein said faceted polymeric molecule or polymeric structure is [(L)(S)Cu2(bdc)2]12 or [(S) Cu2(bdc)2]12, wherein L is pyridine, S is methanol, and bdc is benzene-1,3-dicarboxylate.
- 26. A faceted polyhedron molecule or polymeric structure comprising polygon moieties and linking moieties, wherein said polygon moieties comprise edges and vertices, wherein a first polygon moiety attached to a second polygon moiety by at least one of said linking moieties, wherein said at least one linking moiety is attached to a vertex of said first polygon moiety and a vertex of said second polygon moiety, wherein said at least one linking moiety is a coordinating ligand or a bridging ligand, and wherein at least one of said first and second polygon moieties comprises a non-metal moiety and said linking moiety is a bridging ligand.
- 28. A faceted polyhedron molecule or polymeric structure comprising polygon moieties and linking moieties, wherein said polygon moieties comprise edges and vertices, wherein a first polygon moiety attached to a second polygon moiety by at least one of said linking moieties, wherein said at least one linking moiety is attached to a vertex of said first polygon moiety and a vertex of said second polygon moiety, and wherein said first polygon moiety comprises a non-metal and said second polygon moiety comprises a non-metal.
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