Giant Spherical Cluster with I ‐C 140 Fullerene Topology
Abstract We report on an effective cluster expansion of CuBr‐linked aggregates by the increase of the steric bulk of the Cp R ligand in the pentatopic molecules [Cp R Fe(η 5 ‐P 5 )]. Using [Cp BIG Fe(η 5 ‐P 5 )] (Cp BIG =C 5 (4‐ n BuC 6 H 4 ) 5 ), the novel multishell aggregate [{Cp BIG Fe(η 5:2:1:1...
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| Published in | Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 54; no. 45; pp. 13431 - 13435 |
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| Main Authors | , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
02.11.2015
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| Summary: | Abstract
We report on an effective cluster expansion of CuBr‐linked aggregates by the increase of the steric bulk of the Cp
R
ligand in the pentatopic molecules [Cp
R
Fe(η
5
‐P
5
)]. Using [Cp
BIG
Fe(η
5
‐P
5
)] (Cp
BIG
=C
5
(4‐
n
BuC
6
H
4
)
5
), the novel multishell aggregate [{Cp
BIG
Fe(η
5:2:1:1:1:1:1
‐P
5
)}
12
(CuBr)
92
] is obtained. It shows topological analogy to the theoretically predicted I‐C
140
fullerene molecule. The spherical cluster was comprehensively characterized by various methods in solution and in the solid state. |
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| ISSN: | 1433-7851 1521-3773 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/anie.201505516 |