A ferromagnetically coupled pseudo-calixarene [Co16] wheel that self-assembles as a tubular network of capsules

Pinelopi A Tsami; Thomais G Tziotzi; Angelos B Canaj; Mukesh K Singh; Scott J Dalgarno; Euan K Brechin; Constantinos J Milios

doi:10.1039/d2dt02554j

A ferromagnetically coupled pseudo-calixarene [Co₁₆] wheel that self-assembles as a tubular network of capsules

Dalton Trans. 2022 Oct 11;51(39):15128-15132. doi: 10.1039/d2dt02554j.

Authors

Pinelopi A Tsami¹, Thomais G Tziotzi¹, Angelos B Canaj², Mukesh K Singh², Scott J Dalgarno³, Euan K Brechin², Constantinos J Milios¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, The University of Crete, Voutes, 71003 Herakleion, Greece. komil@uoc.gr.
² EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK. ebrechin@ed.ac.uk.
³ Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK. S.J.Dalgarno@hw.ac.uk.

PMID: 36128993
DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02554j

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Calixarenes* / chemistry
Capsules

Substances

Capsules
Calixarenes