Self-assembly of cuprous iodide cluster-based calix[4]resorcinarenes and photocatalytic properties

Cluster-based complexes 1 and 2 with [Cu 6 I 5 ] and [Cu 8 I 8 ] polynuclear motifs were constructed via a conformation-adaptive self-assembly strategy, respectively. Two Cu( i ) complexes exhibited photocatalytic activity to the CuAAC reaction in water solution.