title: Assembly of hydrogen bonded diamondoid networks based on synthetic metal-organic tetrahedral nodes.
abstract: Reaction of Mn(ClO4)2 or Co(PF6)2 with 4,4'-dipyridine-dioxide (dpdo) produced novel molecular species [M(dpdo)4(H2O)2]2+, which hold a tetrahedral configuration notwithstanding their octahedral environment around the metal centers. The tetrahedral moieties are further assembled through hydrogen bonds between peripheral NO ends of dpdo ligands and coordinated water molecules, giving rise to 3D diamondoid networks.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
authors.forename: Bao-Qing
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hao-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao