title: Cyclophosphazene-supported tetranuclear copper assembly containing 15 contiguous inorganic rings.
abstract: The cyclophosphazene hydrazide gem-N3P3Ph2[N(Me)NH2]4 was reacted with o-hydroxybenzaldehyde to afford the multisite coordination ligand gem-N3P3Ph2[N(Me)N=CHC6H4-2-OH]4 (LH4). The latter reacted with copper(II) salts to afford a novel tetranuclear copper assembly {N3P3Ph2[N(Me)N=CHC6H4-2-O]4Cu2}2, which contains, remarkably, 15 contiguous inorganic rings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India. vc@iitk.ac.in
authors.forename: Vadapalli
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
authors.forename: Gurusamy Thangavelu Senthil
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Andavan
authors.forename: Ramachandran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azhakar
authors.forename: Balasubramanian Murugesa
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Pandian