Self-asssembly of a molecular M8L12 cube having S6 symmetry

Zöe R Bell; Lindsay P Harding; Michael D Ward

doi:10.1039/b307172n

Self-asssembly of a molecular M8L12 cube having S6 symmetry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Oct 7:(19):2432-3. doi: 10.1039/b307172n.

Authors

Zöe R Bell¹, Lindsay P Harding, Michael D Ward

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK BS8 1TS.

PMID: 14587717
DOI: 10.1039/b307172n

Abstract

Reaction of the bis-bidentate ligand L1, having two bidentate pyrazolyl-pyridine termini, with Co(II) or Zn(II) results in formation of the complexes [M8(L1)12]X16 (X = perchlorate or tetrafluoroborate); [Zn8(L1)2](ClO4)16 has been structurally characterised and is a cube with a metal ion at each corner, a bridging ligand along each edge, and an anion in the central cavity.