title: Molecular nanocluster with a [Sn(4)Ga(4)Zn(2)Se(20)](8-) t3 supertetrahedral core.
abstract: A multinary molecular nanocluster, in which a T3 supertetrahedral [Sn(4)Ga(4)Zn(2)Se(20)](8-) core was neutralized and covalently terminated by four [(TEPA)Mn](2+) (TEPA = tetraethylenepentamine) metal complexes, was synthesized and characterized. The cluster is assembled into, through hydrogen bonding and van de Waals forces, a superlattice that is chemically stable and free of strong covalent coupling. The four different cations were distributed within the cluster in such a manner that both the local charge balance and global charge compensation by the metal complex could be satisfied.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guohai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shuyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Hongjie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang