RT Journal Article T1 Nucleobase stacking sustained by pt pt interactions T2 Apilamiento de Nucleobases mediado por interacciones Pt-Pt A1 Lorenzo Aparicio, María Del Carmen A1 García Álvarez, Pablo A1 Cabeza de Marco, Javier A1 Gómez Gallego, María Del Mar A1 Sierra Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel A2 De Cola, Luisa AB This article reports the use of metal–metal interactions as a way to induce nucleobase stacking in a dinucleotide chain. We synthetized and study a series of C,N-cyclometallated platinum(II) binuclear complexes derived from 6-phenylpurine dinucleotide 1 as proligand, and β-diketonates, 2,2'-bipyridines and 1,10-phenanthroline as ancillary ligands. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the diketonate derivatives 7 and 8 are chiral helixes sustained by Pt−Pt intramolecular interactions that allow the nucleobase stacking. The folded helical structures are maintained in solution, as demonstrated by the appearance of metal–metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MMLCT) transitions in the UV-vis spectra. The influence of the ancillary ligand in the molecular structure was evidenced by the absence of bands derived from M−M interactions in the absorption spectra of 2,2’-bipyridine and and 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives 12–14. The existence of Pt−Pt in the complexes of this study can be also detected by electrochemistry. PB Wiley YR 2024 FD 2024-02-02 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109969 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109969 LA eng NO Lorenzo-Aparicio, C.; García-Álvarez, P.; Cabeza, J. A.; Gómez-Gallego, M. ; Sierra, M. A. ChemistryEurope 2024, e202300065 NO Supporting information NO MCIN DS Docta Complutense RD 13 abr 2025