Molecules can be synthesized that adopt the three-dimensional geometry of every Platonic solid

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Supramolecular chemistry and coordination-driven self-assembly have successfully synthesized complex cage structures and molecules that adopt the geometries of Platonic solids, such as icosahedra and octahedra.

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The claim states that molecules can be synthesized that adopt the three-dimensional geometry of every Platonic solid. The retrieved literature clearly establishes that supramolecular chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, and coordination-driven self-assembly routinely produce molecules and cages mirroring Platonic solids (such as tetrahedra, octahedra, and icosahedra). Papers [0], [1], [2], and [7] provide explicit evidence of synthesizing structures with these precise geometries.

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Beyond Platonic: How to Build Metal-Organic Polyhedra Capable of Binding Low-Symmetry, Information-Rich Molecular Cargoes.

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McTernan CT, Davies JA, Nitschke JR. Beyond Platonic: How to Build Metal-Organic Polyhedra Capable of Binding Low-Symmetry, Information-Rich Molecular Cargoes.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00763

Discusses how metallosupramolecular chemistry forms self-assembled metal-organic architectures mimicking various polyhedral geometries.

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Chemical mimicry of viral capsid self-assembly.

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Olson AJ, Hu YH, Keinan E. Chemical mimicry of viral capsid self-assembly.. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0709489104

Details the synthetic strategy for producing chemical capsids and structures with icosahedral symmetry, one of the Platonic solids.

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A Keplerian Ag<sub>90</sub> nest of Platonic and Archimedean polyhedra in different symmetry groups.

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Su YM, Wang Z, Schein S, Tung CH, Sun D. A Keplerian Ag<sub>90</sub> nest of Platonic and Archimedean polyhedra in different symmetry groups.. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17198-1

Notes that coordination-driven self-assembly has created molecules mimicking Platonic, Archimedean, and other polyhedra.

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Chemical mimicry of viral capsid self-assembly via corannulene-based pentatopic tectons.

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Chen YS, Solel E, Huang YF, Wang CL, Tu TH, Keinan E, Chan YT. Chemical mimicry of viral capsid self-assembly via corannulene-based pentatopic tectons.. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11457-6

Reports the successful synthesis of a giant icosahedral capsid via the self-assembly of tectons and metal cations.

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