title: Assembly of a M4L4 "folded-cube" using a T-shaped, right-angled ligand.
abstract: A new bipyridine ligand based on a T-shaped 2,4,7-trisubstituted benzimidazole framework was synthesized with a 90° angle between the two nitrogen donors. When combined with convergent [Pt(dppp)](2+) corners, eight right angles (four metal and four ligand) combine to form a M4L4 cluster with an unusual folded-cube structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4. loeb@uwindsor.ca.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elguraish
authors.forename: Kelong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Hazem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amarne
authors.forename: Jingwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: V Nicholas
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Vukotic
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Loeb