Synthesis and structure of cuboctahedral and anticuboctahedral cages containing 12 quadruply bonded dimolybdenum units.

abstract

• The syntheses and structures of two clusters containing 12 Mo-Mo quadruple bonds, [Mo(24)(C(12)H(12)O(4))(24)](C(5)H(5)N)(12) and Mo(24)(C(8)H(4)O(4))(24), are reported. The 12 paddlewheel building blocks and 24 ligands self-assemble into cuboctahedral and anticuboctahedral polyhedra, respectively, depending on the manner in which the two halves of the cluster are aligned. These clusters contain twice as many dimolybdenum units as any previously reported cluster. Possible assembly mechanisms are also proposed.

authors

• Zhou, Hong-Cai

published proceedings

• Inorg Chem

author list (cited authors)

• Ke, Y., Collins, D. J., & Zhou, H.

citation count

• 94

complete list of authors

• Ke, Yanxiong||Collins, David J||Zhou, Hong-Cai

publication date

• June 2005

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• Inorganic Chemistry  Journal

keywords

• 0302 Inorganic Chemistry

PubMed Central ID

• 15934744

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/ic050460z

start page

• 4154

end page

• 4156

volume

• 44

issue

• 12

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1021%2Fic050460z