Abstract
A dynamic covalent approach was exploited to generate a family of homometallic [PtₙL₂ₙ](²ⁿ⁺) cage (predominantly [PtₙL₄](⁴⁺) systems) architectures. The family of platinum(ii) architectures were characterized using H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and the molecular structures of two cages were determined by X-ray crystallography.