Self-assembly of an imidazolate-bridged Fe(III)/Cu(II) heterometallic cage

Inorg Chem. 2014 Jan 21;53(2):688-90. doi: 10.1021/ic402686s. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Abstract

A rare, discrete, mixed-valent, heterometallic Fe(III)/Cu(II) cage, [Cu6Fe8L8](ClO4)12·χsolvent (H3L = tris{[2-{(imidazole-4-yl)methylidene}amino]ethyl}amine), was designed and synthesized via metal-ion-directed self-assembly with neutral tripodal metalloligands. The formation of this coordination cage was demonstrated by X-ray crystallography, ESI mass spectrometry, FT-IR, and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Imidazoles / chemistry*
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Imidazoles
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Copper
  • imidazole
  • Iron