title: Templated assembly of mu(5)-CO3(2-) decanuclear praseodymium and neodymium clusters through spontaneous fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
abstract: Reactions of Ln(III) acetate (Ln = Pr and Nd) and a polydentate Schiff-base in a mixture of methanol and acetonitrile resulted in the unprecedented assembly of novel Ln(10) aggregates containing two Ln(5) pentagons templated by mu(5)-CO(3)(2-), introduced via spontaneous fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Magnetic analysis using an expression including the ligand field effects and molecular field approximation indicates weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the metal ions. This synthetic approach may represent a promising new route toward the design of new lanthanide clusters and novel multifunctional materials.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
authors.forename: Hongshan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Gong-Feng
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yun-Nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jinkui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xi-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong-Jie
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zhang