title: An exceptionally high boron content supramolecular cuboctahedron.
abstract: A boron-rich supramolecular cuboctahedron containing an impressive 240 boron atoms has been synthesized via coordination-driven assembly. The cuboctahedron, which is composed of Cu(2+) paddle-wheel nodes and carborane-isophthalic acids, was obtained simply and in high purity. The ability to precisely characterize the nanostructure via X-ray diffraction makes it unique among boron-rich nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. chadnano@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Clingerman
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mondloch
authors.forename: Amy A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sarjeant
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hupp
authors.forename: Omar K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Farha
authors.forename: Chad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mirkin