title: Self-assembly of a 15-nickel metallamacrocyclic complex derived from the L-glutamic acid Schiff base ligand.
abstract: An intriguing 15-nickel metallamacrocyclic complex, [Ni15(EVan)10(H2O)20], (EVan = Schiff base formed between l-glutamic acid and o-vanillin), has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analyses. adopts a Ni-O-Ni-O-Ni-O configuration and can be divided into five discrete trinuclear units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, 3 Science Drive 3, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore. chmjjv@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Yude
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Thio
authors.forename: Shi Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Jagadese J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vittal
mesh_terms: D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001547:Benzaldehydes; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008024:Ligands; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D012545:Schiff Bases; C060843:2-vanillin; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D009532:Nickel