Issue 36, 2012

Tetradecanuclear polycarbonatolanthanoid clusters: Diverse coordination modes of carbonate providing access to novel core geometries

Abstract

The synthesis of two high nuclearity lanthanoid clusters demonstrates the versatility of the carbonate anion as a robust cluster forming agent, potentially allowing for the formation of otherwise inaccessible core topologies. The complexes, [Gd14(CO3)13(ccnm)9(OH)(H2O)6(phen)13(NO3)](CO3)2.5·(phen)0.5 (1) and [Dy14(CO3)13(ccnm)10(OH)(H2O)6(phen)13](CO3)2.5·(phen)0.5 (2) (ccnm = carbamoylcyanonitrosomethanide, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), contain a [Ln14(CO3)13(OH)] core in which the carbonate anions display four unique coordination modes. The complexes are chiral, and the ccnm ligands also display four unique coordination modes. Extensive intra- and intermolecular π–π stacking between phen ligands leads to the formation of 1D chains in the crystal structure. Both complexes display magnetic properties that are indicative of antiferromagnetic coupling, with complex 2 displaying behaviour consistent with possible single molecule magnet properties.

Graphical abstract: Tetradecanuclear polycarbonatolanthanoid clusters: Diverse coordination modes of carbonate providing access to novel core geometries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Mar 2012
Accepted
27 Jun 2012
First published
28 Jun 2012

Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 10903-10909

Tetradecanuclear polycarbonatolanthanoid clusters: Diverse coordination modes of carbonate providing access to novel core geometries

A. S. R. Chesman, D. R. Turner, B. Moubaraki, K. S. Murray, G. B. Deacon and S. R. Batten, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 10903 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT31101A

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