title: Self-assembly of molecular prisms via an organometallic "clip".
abstract: [reaction: see text] Under the appropriate conditions, the combination of two tritopic pyridyl ligands with three metal-containing molecular "clips" spontaneously generates supramolecular coordination cages with trigonal prismatic frameworks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kuehl
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: S Russell
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Seidel
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stang
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds