title: A molecular cage of nickel(II) and copper(I): a [{Ni(L)2}2(CuI)6] cluster resembling the active site of nickel-containing enzymes.
abstract: A new mononuclear low-spin nickel(II) dithiolato complex, [NiL(2)] (1), reacts with copper iodide to form the hetero-octanuclear cluster [{Ni(L)(2)}(2)(CuI)(6)] (2) with four trigonal-planar CuI(2)S and two tetrahedral CuI(2)S(2) sites; anagostic interactions between the nickel(II) ions and aromatic protons have been demonstrated by variable-temperature NMR studies to pertain in solution.
authors.affiliation: Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, 2300 RA, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Angamuthu
authors.forename: Lodewijk L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Gelauff
authors.forename: Maxime A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siegler
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Spek
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouwman
mesh_terms: D020134:Catalytic Domain; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry; D007454:Iodides; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D007454:Iodides; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel