title: A unique tetramer of 4:5 beta-cyclodextrin-ferrocene in the solid state.
abstract: A single crystal of a unique 4:5 inclusion complex between beta-cyclodextrin and ferrocene was prepared and the structure was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis, showing that four of the five ferrocenes were included in the cavities of four beta-cyclodextrins along the axial orientation of the tetramer, while another was co-included between two beta-cyclodextrins from the equatorial orientation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. yuliu@public.tpt.tj.cn.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rui-Qin
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Heng-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hai-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000075163:Metallocenes; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013696:Temperature; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D000075163:Metallocenes; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; C004998:ferrocene