title: Chiral tetrahedral iron(II) cages: diastereoselective subcomponent self-assembly, structure interconversion and spin-crossover properties.
abstract: A new class of chiral tetrahedral iron(II) cages were prepared from subcomponent self-assembly with high diastereoselectivity. The cages can be interconverted through imine exchange. The chiral cages displayed a spin transition close to room temperature, and the transition temperatures were affected by the substituent and uncoordinated solvents.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China. zhiguogu@jiangnan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Dong-Hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Chun-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Zaijun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D012997:Solvents; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D012997:Solvents