Hierarchical Self‐Assembly of Metallo‐Supramolecular Nanospheres

Supramolecular co-ordination polymers are formed in organic solvents by metal-directed self-assembly using 1:1 mixtures of (dppp)M(OTf)2 complexes (M = Pd(II) or Pt(II), dppp = bis-(diphenylphosphino)- propane, OTf = triflate) and a non-linear bidentate dipyridyl-substituted ligand. In aqueous methanol solutions, hollow metallo-supramolecular vesicles and smaller, completely filled nanospheres form (see image). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.