A 1 : 1 intercluster compound consisting of +6 and −6 charged RhIII4ZnII4 octanuclear cations and anions with aminothiolate ligands†
Abstract
The first example of a 1 : 1 metal–organic intercluster compound with +6 charged cations and −6 charged anions was synthesized from [Zn4O{Rh(aet)3}4]6+ (aet = 2-aminoethanethiolate) and [Zn4O{Rh(L-cys)3}4]6− (L-cys = L-cysteinate). Its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, which revealed the formation of a diamondoid (dia) hydrogen-bonding network of the cluster anions, accommodating the cluster cations in its cavities.