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Macroscopic Hexagonal Tubes of 3 d – 4 f Metallocycles
Author(s) -
Wu Jianfeng,
Zhao Lang,
Zhang Li,
Li XiaoLei,
Guo Mei,
Powell Annie K.,
Tang Jinkui
Publication year - 2016
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/anie.201609539
Subject(s) - hexagonal crystal system , ferromagnetism , materials science , crystallography , ion , condensed matter physics , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
The self‐assembly of three giant hexagonal 3d–4f metallocycles with inner diameters of 16.4, 16.5, and 16.4 Å, is described. Hexagonal metallocycles were stacked along the crystallographic c axis, producing unique hexagonal macroscopic tubular single crystals. The assembly mechanism of the tubular crystals was investigated. Remarkably, all three hexagonal metallocycles show typical single‐molecule magnet behavior, benefiting from the ferromagnetic couplings between the 3d and 4f ions.