title: Saddling up copper - new twists on a metallo-wheel.
abstract: A unique octanuclear copper(II) cluster with a saddle-shaped structural topology has been prepared from a large, flexible polydentate ligand comprising a 4,4'-bipyridine linker bearing four pendant pyrazolate heterocycles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1 Canada. mpilkington@brocku.ca.
authors.forename: Niloofar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zarrabi
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilkington
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; D003300:Copper; C034306:4,4'-bipyridyl