title: Self-Assembly of a Three-Dimensional
abstract: A near trigonal antiprism with metal-metal distances in the nanometer regime is formed by the six metal ions in the crystalline, homochiral [Ga(6)(L(2))(6)] (see structure). This metal-ligand "cylinder" is based on a threefold symmetric, beta-diketone ligand, and represents a new geometry for metal-ligand clusters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (USA).
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Saalfrank
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Raymond