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Expanding the Size of Organometallic Nanostructures: A Hexanuclear (Cymene)Ru Cylinder with a Length of More Than 3 nm
Author(s) -
Olivier Céline,
Scopelliti Rosario,
Severin Kay
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200801020
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanostructure , ruthenium , ligand (biochemistry) , p cymene , group 2 organometallic chemistry , crystallography , organometallic chemistry , nanotechnology , stereochemistry , crystal structure , molecule , organic chemistry , catalysis , receptor , biochemistry , materials science
Coordination cages based on organometallic half‐sandwich complexes are of interest, because they can display unique structures and host properties. This communication describes the synthesis and structure of a cylindrical nanostructure containing six ( p ‐cymene)Ru II fragments. The complex was obtained by reaction of [( p ‐cymene)RuCl 2 ] 2 with a novel C 3 ‐symmetrical ligand containing a triarylamine core and three dihydroxypyridine groups in its periphery. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)