A tetranuclear heterobimetallic square formed from the cooperative ligand binding properties of square planar and tetrahedral metal centers.
Reaction of Rh(I) and Zn(II) metal centers with a ligand containing salicylaldiminato and thioether-phosphine moieties resulted in the formation of a tetranuclear heterobimetallic molecular square. The directionality required to form these structures is imparted by both the tetrahedral and square planar metal centers acting in concert with one another.
Gianneschi
Nathan C
NC
Department of Chemistry, Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113, USA.
Mirkin
Chad A
CA
Zakharov
Lev N
LN
Rheingold
Arnold L
AL