The anion exchange reactions of Cl-macrocycle 1a with anions of varying geometry (NO3− trigonal planar, ClO4− and BF4− tetrahedral) have been investigated to yield macrocycles 2–4. Solid state molecular structures of these macrocycles are also retained in solution.
Herein we report, for the first time, a Pd6L8(NO3)5.4(ICG)6.6 (ICG = indocyanine green) cage-based hexagonal nanoplate (3) via a combined nanoprecipitation and solid-state anion-exchange approach. 3 possesses near infrared (NIR)...