Coordination complex system comprising building blocks

A coordination complex system, comprising:

• a ligand having at least two donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide,
• the ligand comprising a template and at least two building blocks, each building block having at least one functional group and at least one donor moiety, wherein:
• each building block is non-covalently bonded through its functional group to a complementary functional group of the template, and all building block-template-building block structures are the same when the template contains more than two functional groups.

A coordination complex system, comprising:

• a ligand with two donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide, the ligand comprising at least two building blocks, each building block comprising a functional urea group, wherein the building blocks are non-covalently bonded to each other via their functional urea groups.

An inorganic or hybrid support functionalized with a functional group of a building block that is non-covalently bonded with a complementary functional group of a building block, wherein the building blocks are part of a ligand having at least two building blocks and at least two donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide.

A method of making a ligand having at least two donor moieties for complexation to a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide, wherein the ligand comprises a set of complementary building blocks, each building block having at least one functional group that is complementary to a functional group of another building block or a template, and at least one donor moiety, wherein said one building block is non-covalently bonded through its functional group to a complementary functional group of another building block, the building blocks are not immobilized, and the donor moieties are different, the method comprising:

• contacting the building blocks with each other or with a template to be non-covalently bonded to each other or to the template through their complementary functional groups,
• wherein all building block-template-building block structures are the same when the template contains more than two functional groups.

A catalyst system comprising a coordination complex system, the coordination complex system comprising:

• a ligand having at least two different donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide, the ligand comprising at least two building blocks, at least one building block having a functional group and at least one other building block having a complementary functional group, wherein the functional group and the complementary functional groups are non-covalently bonded to each other.

A catalyst system comprising a coordination complex system, the coordination complex system comprising:

• a ligand having at least two donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide,
• the ligand comprising a template and at least two building blocks, each building block having at least one functional group and at least one donor moiety,
• wherein each building block is non-covalently bonded through its functional group to a complementary functional group of the template, and all building block-template-building block structures are the same when the template contains more than two functional groups.

A catalyst system comprising a coordination complex system, the coordination complex system comprising:

• a ligand having at least two donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and, the ligand comprising two building blocks each having at least one functional urea group, wherein a functional urea group of one building block is non-covalently bonded to the functional urea group of the other building block.

A catalyst system comprising a coordination complex system, the coordination complex system comprising:

• a ligand with two of the same donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide, the ligand comprising at least two building blocks, each building block comprising a functional urea group, wherein the building blocks are non-covalently bonded to each other via their functional urea groups.

A catalyst system comprising a coordination complex system, the coordination complex system comprising:

• an inorganic or hybrid support functionalized with a functional group of a building block that is non-covalently bonded with a complementary functional group of a building block,
• wherein the building blocks are part of a ligand having at least two building blocks and at least two donor moieties complexed to at least a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide.

A method of making a coordination complex system, the method comprising:

• contacting with a metal a ligand having at least two donor moieties and a building block with a functional group,
• wherein the functional group is immobilized by non-covalently bonding to a complementary functional group of a building block on an inorganic or hybrid support,
• wherein the building blocks are part of a ligand having at least two building blocks.

A method of making a ligand having at least two donor moieties for complexation to a metal selected from a transition metal and lanthanide, wherein the ligand comprises a set of complementary building blocks, each building block having at least one functional group that is complementary to a functional group of another building block or a template, and at least one donor moiety, wherein said one building block is non-covalently bonded through its functional group to a complementary functional group of another building block, the building blocks are immobilized, the method comprising:

• contacting the building blocks with each other or with a template to be non-covalently bonded to each other or to the template through their complementary functional groups,
• wherein all building block-template-building block structures are the same when the template contains more than two functional groups.