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A Ruthenium–Iron Bimetallic Supramolecular Cage with D4 Symmetry from a Tetrapyridyl Iron(I) Metalloligand
journal contribution
posted on 2013-12-23, 00:00 authored by Ji Yeon Ryu, Ji Min Lee, Yu Jin Park, Nguyen
Van Nghia, Min Hyung Lee, Junseong LeeThe
novel iron(I) sandwich compound [Cp*Fe(η4-C4Py4)] (1) was prepared and characterized
by various methods, including X-ray crystallography. Coordination-driven
self-assembly of a diruthenium acceptor with the tetrapyridyl metalloligand
[Cp*Fe(I)(η4-C4Py4)] led to
a D4-symmetric three-dimensional M4L2 tetragonal supramolecular cage. This cage was
characterized by IR and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass
spectrometry. Its solid-state structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallography,
showing a novel D4 cage system.