title: Assembly of trigonal and tetragonal prismatic cages from octahedral metal ions and a flexible molecular clip.
abstract: Reaction of a semirigid ligand with two octahedral metal ions with restricted coordination symmetry afforded metalated container complexes showing trigonal or tetragonal outer shapes and inner cavities.
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sheng-Run
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Zhi-Quan
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Cheng-Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic / Q000379:methods*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D008024:Ligands; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008670:Metals