Issue 24, 2025

A [Cu II24] truncated octahedron and its [Cu II8] building block

Abstract

Reaction of CuCl2·2H2O with p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (H4TC[4]A) affords a [CuII24] cage whose metallic skeleton conforms to a truncated octahedron in which the metal ions are strongly antiferromagnetically coupled. A structurally related [CuII8] cluster can be made using CuBr2 in an otherwise identical reaction.

Graphical abstract: A [CuII24] truncated octahedron and its [CuII8] building block

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Jan 2025
Accepted
24 Feb 2025
First published
25 Feb 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2025,61, 4722-4725

A [CuII24] truncated octahedron and its [CuII8] building block

L. R. B. Wilson, G. S. Nichol, S. J. Dalgarno and E. K. Brechin, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 4722 DOI: 10.1039/D5CC00532A

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