Coordination polymers constructed from oligonuclear nodes.
The node-and-spacer approach is widely employed in crystal engineering to construct coordination polymers. It consists of self-assembly processes involving mononuclear cationic species and exo-dentate ligands. We enlarged this strategy using preformed homo- and heterometallic complexes as nodes. The presence of two or more metal ions within a node leads to novel network topologies, as well as to new properties, arising from the intra- and internode interactions. This paper reviews some representative examples of coordination polymers obtained in our laboratory and constructed from: i) binuclear alkoxo-bridged complexes; ii) heterometallic 3d-3d' and 3d-4f complexes.
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry University of Bucharest Str. Dumbrava Rosie nr. 23 020464-Bucharest, Romania. marius.andruh@dnt.ro
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Andruh
D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D003300:Copper