Supramolecular lone pair-pi/pi-pi/pi-anion assembly in a Mg(II)-malonate-2-aminopyridine-nitrate ternary system

J Phys Chem A. 2009 Feb 26;113(8):1623-7. doi: 10.1021/jp810191t. Epub 2009 Feb 2.

Abstract

The solid-state structure of an alkaline-earth metal complex reveals the formation of a remarkable supramolecular framework based on concurrent lone pair-pi, pi-pi, and pi-anion interactions whose stability has been investigated by density functional theory.