Emergence of complex chiral coordination clusters {Cu II48Na12} by using multiple ligands under oxidizing conditions

Abstract

Two chiral coordination clusters {Cu^II₄₈Na₁₂}, which can only be revealed by synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction, were assembled unexpectedly from a system resembling the long-studied Fehling's solution. As the intricate structures themselves indicate, the ingenuity of using multiple ligands should inspire new strategies to fabricate new compounds.