title: [GaF3(BzMe2-tacn)]--a neutral 'metalloligand' towards alkali metal and ammonium cations in water.
abstract: The neutral complex, [GaF3(L)] (L = 1-benzyl-4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, BzMe2-tacn), acts as a 'metalloligand' to Na(+), K(+) and [NH4](+) cations in aqueous solution, forming supramolecular assemblies containing significant Na/K-F and H3N(+)H···F coordination. κ(1)-[BF4](-) and κ(2)-[PF6](-) coordination is also evident to Na(+) and K(+), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Levason
authors.forename: Sajinder K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Luthra
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McRobbie
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: Wenjian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D064751:Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D008672:Metals, Alkali / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D002412:Cations; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D008672:Metals, Alkali; D014867:Water; C075712:1,4,7-triazacyclononane