title: Dodecanuclear and octanuclear manganese rods.
abstract: The reaction of the neutral triangle [Mn3O(O2CR)6(L)3] with 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane (H3thme) affords novel dodecanuclear and octanuclear manganese complexes with unusual ladder-like cores built from edge-sharing triangles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK M13 9PL. euan.k.brechin@man.ac.uk
authors.forename: Euan K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Brechin
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christou
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helliwell
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Teat
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wernsdorfer