Su, Kongzhao Jiang, Feilong Qian, Jinjie Gai, Yanli Wu, Mingyan Bawaked, Salem M. Mokhtar, Mohamed AL-Thabaiti, Shaeel A. Hong, Maochun Generalized Synthesis of Calixarene-Based High-Nuclearity M<sub>4<i>n</i></sub> Nanocages (M = Ni or Co; <i>n</i> = 2–6) A family of high-nuclearity M<sub>4<i>n</i></sub> (M = Ni or Co, <i>n</i> = 2–6) coordination nanocages constructed by M<sub>4</sub>–calix­[4]­arene molecular building blocks (MBBs) with inorganic phosphate or organic phosphonate ligands have been isolated by solvothermal syntheses and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This family can be divided into five structural types with an increase in the number of M<sub>4</sub>–calix­[4]­arene MBBs, including Ni<sub>8</sub> (<b>1</b> and <b>2</b>, <i>n</i> = 2), M<sub>12</sub> (M = Ni (<b>3</b>) and Co (<b>4</b>), <i>n</i> = 3), M<sub>16</sub> (M = Ni (<b>5</b>) and Co (<b>6</b>), <i>n</i> = 4), Co<sub>20</sub> (<b>7</b>, <i>n</i> = 5), and Co<sub>24</sub> (<b>8</b>, <i>n</i> = 6) coordination nanocages. Structural analyses reveal that the metallic cores of <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> are arranged in chair conformation, while compounds <b>3</b>–<b>6</b> with closed-shell structures, where their ports are sealed by sodium ions, present the first examples of 2p-3d heterometallic metal–calixarene nanocages to our knowledge. The novel helmet-like Co<sub>20</sub> (<b>7</b>) is the only one in this family with an open-shell structure, which can be thought of as a truncated octahedral Co<sub>24</sub> (<b>8</b>) nanocage cutting one face. Furthermore, the magnetic behaviors of <b>1</b>–<b>8</b> have been investigated, suggesting the existence of strong antiferromagnetic interactions between magnetic centers for all title coordination cages. chair conformation;antiferromagnetic interactions;Ni;building blocks;sodium ions;title coordination cages;Generalized Synthesis;Co;Structural analyses;solvothermal syntheses;MBB;phosphonate ligands;nanocage 2014-06-04
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10.1021/cg5003836.s002