Large-scale Production of the M6L4 Complex

As already mentioned, complex 2 is easily prepared on a large scale and isolated in high purity. Normally, an ethylenediamine (en) group is placed on the Pd(II) centers as the cis-protective group. This protective group is often replaced by 2,2 -bipyridine 

8 New Properties and Reactions in Self-assembled M6L4 Coordination Cages 

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