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Ligand‐Templated Four‐Metal Chains Dimerize into a Unique [Cu II 8 ] Cluster
Author(s) -
Aromí Guillem,
Gamez Patrick,
Roubeau Olivier,
Kooijman Huub,
Spek Anthony L.,
Driessen Willem L.,
Reedijk Jan
Publication year - 2002
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(20020402)41:7<1168::aid-anie1168>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - ligand (biochemistry) , cluster (spacecraft) , metal , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , receptor , biochemistry , organic chemistry , programming language
A space‐ship‐like Cu 8 cluster (see picture) results from the linking of two linear [Cu $\rm{^{II}_{4}}$ ] units previously assembled through the template action of a pentadentate O ligand. The core of the cluster represents an entirely new topology within the vast family of magnetically coupled Cu aggregates. The alkoxide‐bridged octanuclear units are connected to each other by nitrate ligands into an unprecedented cluster polymer.