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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Coord Chem Rev. 2013 Feb 16;257(17-18):2565–2588. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.02.007

Figure 10.

Figure 10

Stepwise aggregation-deprotonation (StepAD) mechanism for the encapsulation of HgII by the 3SCC, (BabyL9C)3. HgII reacts in a fast step to form [HgII]S(BabyL9C)2. Formation of [HgII]S(BabyL9C)2(H-BabyL9C) is the rate-limiting association and, depending on pH, rapidly converts to [HgII]S(BabyL9C)3. Figure was reproduced from ref. [125] with permission of the copyright holders.