Calix[4]arene supported clusters: a dimer of [Mn(III)Mn(II)] dimers

Stephanie M Taylor; Ruaraidh D McIntosh; Christine M Beavers; Simon J Teat; Stergios Piligkos; Scott J Dalgarno; Euan K Brechin

doi:10.1039/c0cc04466k

Calix[4]arene supported clusters: a dimer of [Mn(III)Mn(II)] dimers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Feb 7;47(5):1440-2. doi: 10.1039/c0cc04466k. Epub 2010 Dec 15.

Authors

Stephanie M Taylor¹, Ruaraidh D McIntosh, Christine M Beavers, Simon J Teat, Stergios Piligkos, Scott J Dalgarno, Euan K Brechin

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3JJ, UK.

PMID: 21161081
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04466k

Abstract

Phosphinate ligands allow for the transformation of a calix[4]arene supported [Mn(III)(2)Mn(II)(2)] tetramer cluster motif into an unusual [Mn(III)Mn(II)](2) dimer of dimers; the clusters self-assemble in the crystal to form bi-layer arrays reminiscent of the typical packing of calixarene solvates.