A tetrahedron in a cube: a dodecanuclear Zn(II) benzoate cluster from the use of 2-pyridinealdoxime.
The reactions of 2-pyridinealdoxime with Zn(O(2)CPh)(2)·2H(2)O have led to a mononuclear complex and a dodecanuclear cluster; the Zn(12) compound, whose metallic skeleton describes a tetrahedron encapsulated in a distorted cube, is the biggest Zn(II) oxime cluster discovered to date and displays photoluminescence with a maximum at 354 nm upon maximum excitation at 314 nm.
Konidaris
Konstantis F
KF
Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 265 04, Patras, Greece.
Katsoulakou
Eugenia
E
Kaplanis
Michalis
M
Bekiari
Vlasoula
V
Terzis
Aris
A
Raptopoulou
Catherine P
CP
Manessi-Zoupa
Evy
E
Perlepes
Spyros P
SP