title: p-tert-Butylcalix[8]arene: a support for sodium and sodium-manganese clusters that exhibit interesting self-assembly properties.
abstract: A series of new sodium and mixed sodium/manganese clusters have been formed using p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene as a support. In all cases the calixarene adopts the pleated-loop conformation, and the resulting complexes show interesting self-assembly properties depending on the ligated solvent molecules around individual cluster cores.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Physical Sciences-Chemistry, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland.
authors.forename: Ruaraidh D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Beavers
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Teat
authors.forename: Euan K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Brechin
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dalgarno