Abstract
The reaction of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate, BTC3ā, with a macrocyclic complex [NiL](ClO4)2 (Lā=ā 3,10-bis((2-phenethyl)-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane) containing hydrophobic pendant groups results in a two-dimensional coordination