A novel supramolecular tetrahedron assembled from tetranuclear copper(I) cluster molecules via aryl embrace interactions.
An intriguing supramolecular tetrahedral aggregate [Cu(4)I(ptt)(3)(Hptt)(3)](4) (1; Hptt = 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol) based on novel copper(I) iodide thiolate clusters in the solid state has been synthesized and characterized. Four tetra-copper(I) cluster molecules join together with the cooperation of multiple offset face-to-face pi-pi stacking (OFF) and edge-to-face C-H...pi (EF) interactions in the form of aryl embrace of a (EF)(3)(OFF)(3) motif, which leads to the formation of this tetrahedral aggregate. Furthermore, this complex exhibits a temperature-dependent green photoluminescence.
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The State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China.
Wu
Mingyan
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Gao
Qiang
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Zhang
Qingfu
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Huang
Yougui
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Jiang
Feilong
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Hong
Maochun
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