title: Structure of an I- x (H2O)6 anion cluster in a 3D anion crystal host [I x (H2O)6Fe(CN)6 x H2O]4-.
abstract: A planar structure of an anion cluster I- x (H2O)6 in a 3D supramolecular complex [Ru(bpy)3]2[I x (H2O)6Fe(CN)6 x H2O] has been determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. In the supramolecule, the anion cluster I- x (H2O)6, together with the anion [Fe(CN)6 x H2O]2-, acts as a 3D crystal host, and the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ cations, as the guest molecules, occupy the vacancies of the 3D host framework. This is the first crystal example of the anion cluster I- x (H2O)6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ou-Yang
authors.forename: Hai-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Dai-Zheng
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Zong-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Shi-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cheng