Giant Rugby Ball [{CpBnFe(η5-P5)}24Cu96Br96] Derived from Pentaphosphaferrocene and CuBr2 | Zendy

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Giant Rugby Ball [{Cp^BnFe(η⁵-P₅)}₂₄Cu₉₆Br₉₆] Derived from Pentaphosphaferrocene and CuBr₂

Author(s) -

Claudia Heindl,

Eugenia V. Peresypkina,

A.V. Virovets,

Werner Kremer,

Manfred Scheer

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of the american chemical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115

H-Index - 612

eISSN - 1520-5126

pISSN - 0002-7863

DOI - 10.1021/jacs.5b06835

Subject(s) - chemistry , crystallography , ball (mathematics) , molecule , coordination sphere , fullerene , ligand (biochemistry) , atomic physics , topology (electrical circuits) , stereochemistry , crystal structure , geometry , physics , combinatorics , biochemistry , mathematics , receptor , organic chemistry

The self-assembly of [Cp(Bn)Fe(η(5)-P5)] (Cp(Bn) = η(5)-C5(CH2Ph)5) with CuBr2 leads to the formation of an unprecedented rugby ball-shaped supramolecule consisting of 24 units of the pentaphosphaferrocene and an extended CuBr framework, which does not follow the fullerene topology. The resulting scaffold of 312 noncarbon atoms reveals three different coordination modes of the cyclo-P5 ligand including a novel π-coordination. The outer dimensions of 3.7 × 4.6 nm of the sphere approach the range of the size of proteins. With a value of 32.1 nm(3), it is 62 times larger in volume than a C60 molecule. Surprisingly, this giant rugby ball is also slightly soluble in CH2Cl2.

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