Structural aesthetics in molecular nanoscience: a unique Ni26 cluster with a 'rabbit-face' topology and a discrete Ni18 'molecular chain'.

作者信息

Athanasopoulou Angeliki A, Pilkington Melanie, Raptopoulou Catherine P, Escuer Albert, Stamatatos Theocharis C

机构信息

Department of Chemistry, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S3A1, Canada.

出版信息

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Dec 11;50(95):14942-5. doi: 10.1039/c4cc07192a.

The use of a previously unexplored Schiff-base ligand in Ni(II) carboxylate chemistry has afforded a Ni26 cluster with a record nuclearity that crystallizes with a unique 'rabbit-face'-like topology, and a Ni18 compound that adopts an unusual 'molecular chain' structure.