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Author(s) -
Brooker Sally
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/1099-0682(200210)2002:10<2523::aid-ejic2523>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - chemistry , copper , tetrahedron , crystallography , schiff base , cover (algebra) , denticity , ion , perpendicular , base (topology) , geometry , crystal structure , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , engineering
The cover picture shows the [2×2] grid, [Cu 1 4 (2+2) 2 ) 4+ , of four copper( I ) ions and two (2+2) Schiff‐base macrocycles, which self‐assembles when copper( I ) ions are used to template the reaction of 3,6‐diformylpyridazine with 1,3‐diaminopropane. In each case the two parallel strands of the [2×2] grid are linked together in a single (2+2) Schiff‐base macrocycle, and the two macrocycles approach each other at right angles to give rise to the perpendicular strands of the grid structure. Thus, the copper ( I ) ions have distorted tetrahedral geometries, with each macrocycle providing a bidentate donor set at right angles to that supplied by the other macrocycle Details are discussed in the Microreview by S. Brooker on p. 2535 ff. The cover image was generated by M. Crawford (University of Otago) with Strata Studio Pro (Strata).