TY - JOUR A1 - Baytekin, H.T. A1 - Baytekin, B. A1 - Schulz, a. A1 - Springer, A. A1 - Gross, Thomas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Artamonova, M. A1 - Schlecht, S. A1 - Lentz, D. A1 - Schalley, C.A. T1 - Metallo-supramolecular nanospheres via hierarchical self-assembly N2 - A novel coordination oligo/polymer is synthesized by metal-directed self-assembly from equimolar amounts of the (dppp)M(OTf)2 precursor complexes (dppp = bis-(diphenylphosphino)-propane, OTf = triflate; M = PdII or M = PtII) and banana-shaped bidentate dipyridyl ligands. The assemblies were characterized by ESI mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. The analysis of the cloudy suspension prepared by dissolving the coordination polymer in aqueous methanol solutions indicates nanosized spherical objects to form. Evidence for vesicle formation from these metallo-supramolecular oligomers comes from (cryogenic) transmission electron microscopy (TEM, cryo-TEM). Atomic force microscopy revealed stable nanospheres on hydrophilic mica and monolayer formation on hydrophobic highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG) substrates. On mica, also torus-shaped object were observed, which are rationalized by vesicles that opened during the drying procedure and released the internal solvent. Elemental analysis of the nanoassemblies by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicates uncoordinated and coordinated pyridines in the coordination polymers that form the nanospheres. Various control experiments using different metal centers and modified ligands support the conclusions. KW - Self-assembly KW - Metallo-supramolecular chemistry KW - Coordination polymers KW - Vesicles KW - Electron microscopy KW - Nano-materials PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/cm900642p SN - 0897-4756 SN - 1520-5002 VL - 21 IS - 13 SP - 2980 EP - 2992 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-19638 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bartoszek, M. A1 - Eckelt, R. A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Kosslick, H. A1 - Pawlik, Alf A1 - Schulz, A. T1 - Mesoporous silica-aluminas derived from precipitation: a study of the acidity, textural properties and catalytic performance KW - Silica-alumina KW - Solid state NMR KW - Acidity KW - Silicates KW - Tetrahedral aluminium PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3580-y SN - 0022-2461 SN - 1573-4803 VL - 44 IS - 24 SP - 6629 EP - 6636 PB - Springer Science + Business Media B.V. CY - Norwell, Mass. AN - OPUS4-20462 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -