title: Syntheses, structure, and properties of a manganese-calcium cluster containing a Mn4Ca2 core.
abstract: We describe here a novel, simple, efficient self-assembly method for the in situ generation of [Mn4Cl4(micro-OCH2CH2OMe)4(EtOH)4] and [Mn4(micro-Cl)Cl3(micro-OCH2CH2OMe)4(HOCH2CH2OMe)3]2 cubane-type compounds which react readily with calcium species to form cluster [Mn4Ca2Cl4(micro-OCH2CH2OMe)8], the calcium atoms attached to the Mn4 unit of flatten out the cubane inducing significant conformational changes.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14. F. Joliot Curie, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Lucjan B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jerzykiewicz
authors.forename: Józef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Utko
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duczmal
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sobota
mesh_terms: D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D017895:Manganese Compounds; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex