Issue 7, 2012

Truncated octahedral coordination cage incorporating six tetranuclear-metal building blocks and twelve linear edges

Abstract

The self-assembly of cationic tetranuclear-metal building blocks generated in situ based on p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene and linear anionic ligands (1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid) gave rise to an anionic truncated octahedral coordination cage through a [6 + 12] condensation. This research provides a new building block with unique geometry to construct coordination cages with multifunctional properties.

Graphical abstract: Truncated octahedral coordination cage incorporating six tetranuclear-metal building blocks and twelve linear edges

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
04 Mar 2012
Accepted
25 Apr 2012
First published
04 May 2012

Chem. Sci., 2012,3, 2321-2325

Truncated octahedral coordination cage incorporating six tetranuclear-metal building blocks and twelve linear edges

K. Xiong, F. Jiang, Y. Gai, D. Yuan, L. Chen, M. Wu, K. Su and M. Hong, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 2321 DOI: 10.1039/C2SC20264F

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