Abstract:A serendipitous discovery has led to the generation of a family of four compounds in which six components combine to form symmetric metal-cyclotricatechylene (H6ctc) cages. The four compounds, which have the compositions, [Cs((CH3)2CO)6][K4(H6ctc)4(H2O)8][Cs4(H2O)6](PO4)3, [Rb((CH3)2CO)6][Rb2K2(H6ctc)4(H2O)6][Rb4(H2O)6](PO4)3, [Cs((CH3)2CO)6][K4(H6ctc)4(H2O)8]-[Cs(H2O)9](SO4)3 and [Rb((CH3)2CO)6][Rb2K2(H6ctc)4(H2O)6][Rb(H2O)9](SO4)3 possess cubic symmetry that arises from the complementary interactions that go… Show more
“…Catalysis carried out within the confines of molecular or supramolecular cages is a topical area, and Ward and his coauthors describe a beautiful example exploiting a cubic M 8 L 12 coordination cage [7]. The assembly of highly symmetric metal-cyclo-tricatechylene cages supported within a three-dimensional cubic hydrogen-bonded network is described by Abrahams and coworkers [8].…”
“…Catalysis carried out within the confines of molecular or supramolecular cages is a topical area, and Ward and his coauthors describe a beautiful example exploiting a cubic M 8 L 12 coordination cage [7]. The assembly of highly symmetric metal-cyclo-tricatechylene cages supported within a three-dimensional cubic hydrogen-bonded network is described by Abrahams and coworkers [8].…”
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