title: Synthesis and structural characterization of a nonplanar neutral [36]metallacrown-12 nickel compound [Ni(C13H9N3O2)(CH3OH)]12.
abstract: A nonplanar metallacrown [Ni-N-N]12 was achieved using a pentadente ligand, salicylaldehyde 2-pyridinecarboxylhydrazone (H2L) via a new modular self-assembly approach. The special bridging models of the ligand forced the macrocycle to form in a specific size with the wavelike conformation.
authors.affiliation: Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Dong-bin
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Chun-ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: You
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Qing-jin
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Meng