title: A nonanuclear triangular macrocycle and a linear heptanuclear heterometallic complex based on a 2-substituted imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate ligand.
abstract: A Cp*Rh-based nonanuclear triangular macrocycle complex [(Cp*Rh)9L3(NO3)4.5(MeOH)](OTf)4.5 (1), a Cp*Ir-based trinuclear complex [(Cp*Ir)3L(MeCN)4](OTf)3 (2) and a linear heptanuclear heterometallic complex [(Cp*Ir)6ZnL2(MeCN)8(MeOH)2](OTf)8 (3) (Cp* = η(5)-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) have been synthesized from a 2-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid proligand. These complexes were further characterized by X-ray crystallography, (1)H NMR, DOSY NMR, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analyses.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China. gxjin@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yue-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China. gxjin@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wei-Long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China. gxjin@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Guo-Xin
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Jin