The transformation of molecules through sequential reactions is a central feature of metabolism, defining the flow of matter through a living organism. [1] These reactions are organized into pathways that can be unidirectional, cyclic, or branched, and that are interconnected at shared intermediates, forming the interlinked, highly complex networks of transformations that define an organisms metabolome. [2] Understanding how to manipulate dynamic structural interconversions through the application of external stimuli could not only shed light upon the basic principles that underpin many biological processes, but also be beneficial to the design and construction of biomimetic molecular machines. [3] Many signals have been shown to be capable of altering the constitution of dynamic systems, switching one structure to another. They include light, [4] pH value, [5] chemical templates, [6] temperature, [7] solvent, [8] and a change in concentration. [9] The use of subcomponent self-assembly [10] to construct complex metal-organic architectures [11] provides pathways for these structures to dynamically reassemble by taking advantage of enthalpic or entropic driving forces. [2,12] Herein, we examine how a system of diverse self-assembled cadmium(II) complexes responds to a variety of chemical signals to produce an array of multinuclear architectures.The system under study contains 4,4'-diformyl-3,3'-bipyridine (A), a variety of different amines, and cadmium triflate in acetonitrile solution. As shown in Figure 1, a change in the nature of the amine employed dramatically altered the products structure: M 2 L 3 triple helicate 1, M 3 L 3 triangular circular helicate 2, M 4 L tetrahedral cage 3, or the remarkable M 12 L 18 hexagonal prism 4, were selectively formed when benzylamine (B), 2-dimethylaminoethylamine (C), tris(3aminopropyl)amine (D), or anisidine E, respectively, were employed as subcomponents.In the crystal structure of helicate 1 (Figure 2 a), the three ligands and two metal ions are arranged so as to create the smallest structure possible by eliminating cavity space. This structure is stabilized by p-p stacking between the electron-rich terminal phenyl rings and the electron-poor pyridylimine groups of the helicate. The Cd-Cd distance is 8.154 (2) , about 2 shorter than that in triangle 2 (10.402(2) , Figure 2 b) and tetrahedron 3 (10.399(2)-10.789(2) ), as a result of the greater twisting of the ligand in the helicate structure. The formation of analogous helicates with adiimine ligands of similar size and any first-row transition metal ion has not been observed, owing to these ions relatively small sizes and preferences for a more regular octahedral coordination geometry. These factors prevent three ligands from bridging two metal ions without forcing the ligands into an unfavorable conformation. [12a, 13] In amine C, the tertiary nitrogen at the g position to the amino group serves as an additional donor, resulting in a bistridentate ligand, which favors the formation of triangular circular helicate 2...