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Wilson LRB, Coletta M, Singh MK, Teat SJ, Brookfield A, Shanmugam M, McInnes EJL, Piligkos S, Dalgarno SJ, Brechin EK. A bis-calix[4]arene-supported [CuII16] cage. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37325815 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01448g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Reaction of 2,2'-bis-p-tBu-calix[4]arene (H8L) with Cu(NO3)2·3H2O and N-methyldiethanolamine (Me-deaH2) in a basic dmf/MeOH mixture affords [CuII16(L)2(Me-dea)4(μ4-NO3)2(μ-OH)4(dmf)3.5(MeOH)0.5(H2O)2](H6L)·16dmf·4H2O (4), following slow evaporation of the mother liquor. The central core of the metallic skeleton describes a tetracapped square prism, [Cu12], in which the four capping metal ions are the CuII ions housed in the calix[4]arene polyphenolic pockets. The [CuII8] square prism is held together "internally" by a combination of hydroxide and nitrate anions, with the N-methyldiethanolamine co-ligands forming dimeric [CuII2] units which edge-cap above and below the upper and lower square faces of the prism. Charge balance is maintained through the presence of one doubly deprotonated H6L2- ligand per [Cu16] cluster. Magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal the predominance of strong antiferromagnetic exchange interactions and an S = 1 ground state, while EPR is consistent with a large zero-field splitting.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucinda R B Wilson
- EastCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- EastCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- EastCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- Station 11.3.1, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, M13 9PL, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, M13 9PL, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, M13 9PL, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4AS, UK.
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- EastCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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Tsami PA, Tziotzi TG, Canaj AB, Singh MK, Dalgarno SJ, Brechin EK, Milios CJ. A ferromagnetically coupled pseudo-calixarene [Co 16] wheel that self-assembles as a tubular network of capsules. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:15128-15132. [PMID: 36128993 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02554j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reaction of Co(OAc)2·4H2O and Hsal in a basic MeCN solution affords the hexadecanuclear wheel [Co16(sal)16(OAc)16]·16MeCN (1·16MeCN) that displays ferromagnetic nearest neighbour exchange and has pseudo-calixarene character. Symmetry equivalent wheels self-assemble to form remarkable tubular networks of capsules in the extended structure.
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- Pinelopi A Tsami
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Crete, Voutes, 71003 Herakleion, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Crete, Voutes, 71003 Herakleion, Greece.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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