Dibenzoeilatin: a novel ligand exhibiting remarkable complementary pi-pi stacking interactions.
The complex [Ru(bpy)2(dbneil)][PF6]2 forms discrete dimers in solution held by strong pi-pi stacking interactions via its distorted dibenzoeilatin ligand, indicating that planarity is not an obligatory requirement for achieving strong pi-stacking, as long as complementarity between the stacking moieties can be achieved.
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Sheba D
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School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Dvora
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Groysman
Stanislav
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Goldberg
Israel
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Moshe
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