Anion coordination by metallamacrocycles: a cryptand-like cavity.
A {Ni(9)(N(3))(9)} metallamacrocycle is able to coordinate azide and halide anions in trigonal prismatic cavities by means of H-bond interactions. It provides an unprecedented example of a self-assembled cryptand-like cavity.
Departament de Química Inorgánica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona, Spain. albert.escuer@qi.ub.es
Albert
A
Escuer
Jordi
J
Esteban
Mercè
M
Font-Bardia
D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000737:chemistry*; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D000838:Anions; D001386:Azides; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009532:Nickel