title: Coordination Chemistry of 2,2'-Bipyridyl- and 2,2':6',2″-Terpyridyl-Substituted BEDT-TTFs: Formation of a Supramolecular Capsule Motif by the Iron(II) Tris Complex of 2,2'-Bipyridine-4-thiomethyl-BEDT-TTF.
abstract: Molecules of tris(2,2'-bipyridine-4-thiomethyl-BEDT-TTF)iron(II) (BEDT-TTF = bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene) assemble in pairs to form a novel supramolecular capsular structure in the solid state. Three BEDT-TTF residues from one complex lie in the three grooves between coordinated bipyridines of the other complex, and vice versa, to form a capsule with 3-fold rotational symmetry and an internal volume of ca. 160 Å(3). Further aspects of the coordination chemistry of this ligand, its 6-substituted isomer, and the 2,2':6'2″-terpyridyl-4'-thiomethyl-BEDT-TTF analogue are described.
authors: School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University , Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, U.K.
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University , Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, U.K.
authors: Lee
authors: L
authors: Martin
authors: School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
authors: Alexander J
authors: AJ
authors: Blake
authors: Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Day
authors: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
authors: Hiroki
authors: H
authors: Akutsu
authors: School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University , Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, U.K.
authors: John D
authors: JD
authors: Wallis