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Tetranuclear Copper( I )‐Biphenanthroline Gridwork: Violation of the Principle of Maximal Donor Coordination Caused by Intercalation and CH‐to‐N Forces
Author(s) -
Toyota Shinji,
Woods Craig R.,
Benaglia Maurizio,
Haldimann Richard,
Wärnmark Kenneth,
Hardcastle Kenneth,
Siegel Jay S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010216)40:4<751::aid-anie7510>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - intercalation (chemistry) , chemistry , crystallography , metal , ligand (biochemistry) , solvation , copper , ion , metal ions in aqueous solution , stereochemistry , ligand field theory , ternary operation , inorganic chemistry , receptor , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language , biochemistry
Design principles in polynuclear coordination complexes have been based on the idea that metal ions would acquire donor atoms up to the metal's ligand field preference, and donor ligands, such as 1,10‐phenanthroline, would not leave donor atoms uncoordinated to a metal ion. The geometry of the simple molecular grid formed from a series of 3,3′‐biphenanthrolines complexed with Cu I or Ag I ions sets up a cleft that binds uncoordinated ligands through a combination of intercalation, solvation, and CH‐to‐N interactions (see picture).