A cube in a tetrahedron: microwave-assisted synthesis of an octametallic Fe(III) cluster.
The microwave-assisted reaction of Fe(O2CMe)2 with salicylaldoxime (saoH2) in pyridine produces an octametallic cluster in crystalline form in 2 min. The core describes a cube encapsulated in a tetrahedron, while sao2- exhibits a novel coordination mode.
Gass
Ian A
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School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK.
Milios
Constantinos J
CJ
Whittaker
A Gavin
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Fabiani
Francesca P A
FP
Parsons
Simon
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Murrie
Mark
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Perlepes
Spyros P
SP
Brechin
Euan K
EK