title: Assembling metals and clusters around an octaphosphine ligand based on N-substituted bis(diphenylphosphanyl)amines: structural characterization of dendrimer-like Co12 and Co16 branched clusters.
abstract: A polypodal ligand based on an aromatic ring decorated by four dppa-type diphosphine moieties has been used to prepare Pt(II) complexes and to assemble four tricobalt or tetracobalt carbonyl clusters, leading to centrosymmetric Co12 and Co16 "clusters of clusters" which were characterized by X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Institut de Chimie (UMR 7177 CNRS), Université Louis Pasteur, 4 rue Blaise Pascal F-67070 Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Zubiri
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Jacky
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosé
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Welter
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braunstein