Capsule formation in novel cadmium cluster metallocavitands.
We report the synthesis and characterization of a new heptanuclear cadmium cluster complex formed within a Schiff base macrocycle and study its surprising dimerization in the solid-state and solution to form capsules.
Frischmann
Peter D
PD
Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada.
MacLachlan
Mark J
MJ