title: A novel supramolecular tetrahedron assembled from tetranuclear copper(I) cluster molecules via aryl embrace interactions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Mingyan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qingfu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yougui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Feilong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Maochun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hong