Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1306818 | Inorganica Chimica Acta | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Although being composed of high valent ions, the crystal structures of four new supramolecular intercluster compounds, presented in this article, display a major contribution of short-range intermolecular interactions, i.e., aromatic π–π interactions. These structure-directing forces has lead to the formation of an distorted NaCl-type packing in [Ag5(2,2′-bipyridine)4(CCtBu)2][PW12O40] and [Ag5(2,2′-bipyridine)4(CCtBu)2][PMo12O40], and a CsCl-type packing in [Ag8(2,2′-bipyridine)6(CCtBu)4(C3H7NO)2][SiW12O40] and [Ag8(2,2′-bipyridine)6(CCtBu)4(C3H7NO)2][SiMo12O40].
Graphical abstractThe crystal structures of supramolecular intercluster compounds, consisting of charged nanometer sized building blocks, display a major contribution of the short-range interactions between the cationic building blocks. These short-range interactions support the rock salt, or CsCl-type, respectively, packing of the building blocks on one hand, but on the other causes a distortion of the ideal coordination polyhedra.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide