title: The first example of a Pt...Pt interaction in platinum(ii) complexes bearing bulky tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine pendants via conformational control of the calix[4]arene moiety.
abstract: An unprecedented short Pt...Pt contact between sterically bulky Pt((t)Bu(3)trpy) alkynyl moieties has been observed in the X-ray crystal structure of a dinuclear platinum(ii) complex bridged by a diethynylcalix[4]arene derivative; the complex in its crystalline state showed a red shift in the emission maxima at 298 K and 77 K relative to its powder form, which has been attributed to the presence of a metal-metal interaction in the crystal lattice.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Carbon-Rich Molecular and Nano-Scale Metal-Based Materials Research, and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hiu-Suet
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Sung-Kong
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Nianyong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Vivian Wing-Wah
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Yam