title: Tetranuclear Zn/4f coordination clusters as highly efficient catalysts for Friedel-Crafts alkylation.
abstract: A series of custom-designed, high yield, isoskeletal tetranuclear Zn/4f coordination clusters showing high efficiency as catalysts with low catalytic loadings in Friedel-Crafts alkylation are described for the first time. The possibility of altering the 4f centers in these catalysts without altering the core topology allows us to further confirm their stability via EPR and NMR, as well to gain insights into the plausible reaction mechanism, showcasing the usefulness of these bimetallic systems as catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK. G.Kostakis@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Kieran
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authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK. G.Kostakis@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK.
authors.forename: Geoffrey R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Akien
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas F
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authors.lastname: Chilton
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK. G.Kostakis@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alaa
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authors.lastname: Abdul-Sada
authors.affiliation: UK National Crystallography Service, Chemistry, University of Southampton, SO171BJ, UK.
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authors.affiliation: UK National Crystallography Service, Chemistry, University of Southampton, SO171BJ, UK.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK. G.Kostakis@sussex.ac.uk.
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authors.lastname: Kostakis