title: Synthesis and ferrimagnetic properties of an unprecedented polynuclear cobalt complex composed of [Co24] macrocycles.
abstract: An unprecedented polynuclear cobalt complex with a [Co(24)] macrocycle in the presence of [Co(H(2)O)(6)](2+) has been prepared and characterized. In this complex, [Co(H(2)O)(6)](2+) not only acts as a counterion to balance the negative charge of the 2D layer, but may also serve as a template in the assembly of the [Co(24)] macrocyclic complex through hydrogen-bond interactions. Magnetic analyses indicate that the title compound shows homometallic ferrimagnetic behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, and TKL of Metal-and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
authors.forename: Song-De
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Wei-Chao
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jiong-Peng
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sui-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xian-He
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Bu