A chiral 60-metal sodalite cage featuring 24 vertex-sharing [Er4(mu3-OH)4] cubanes

Xiang-Jian Kong; Yinglan Wu; La-Sheng Long; Lan-Sun Zheng; Zhiping Zheng

doi:10.1021/ja901214d

A chiral 60-metal sodalite cage featuring 24 vertex-sharing [Er4(mu3-OH)4] cubanes

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 May 27;131(20):6918-9. doi: 10.1021/ja901214d.

Authors

Xiang-Jian Kong¹, Yinglan Wu, La-Sheng Long, Lan-Sun Zheng, Zhiping Zheng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.

PMID: 19397326
DOI: 10.1021/ja901214d

Abstract

A chiral, cagelike, high-nuclearity lanthanide hydroxide cluster containing 60 Er(III) ions is reported. The cluster core possesses a fascinating sodalite-like structure with 24 vertex-sharing cubane-like [Er(4)(mu(3)-OH)(4)](8+) units. The hexagonal face of the sodalite cage features a templating mu(6)-CO(3)(2-) ion. Magnetic studies revealed weak antiferromagnetic interactions.