title: Self-assembly of an imidazolate-bridged Fe(III)/Cu(II) heterometallic cage.
abstract: A rare, discrete, mixed-valent, heterometallic Fe(III)/Cu(II) cage, [Cu6Fe8L8](ClO4)12·χsolvent (H3L = tris{[2-{(imidazole-4-yl)methylidene}amino]ethyl}amine), was designed and synthesized via metal-ion-directed self-assembly with neutral tripodal metalloligands. The formation of this coordination cage was demonstrated by X-ray crystallography, ESI mass spectrometry, FT-IR, and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney , Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reichel
authors.forename: Jack K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gloe
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gloe
authors.forename: Jan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Weigand
authors.forename: Jason K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Chun-Guang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Janice R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Aldrich-Wright
authors.forename: Cameron J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kepert
authors.forename: Leonard F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lindoy
authors.forename: Hong-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D003300:Copper; C029899:imidazole; D007501:Iron