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A Spherical Molecule with a Carbon-Free Ih-C80 Topological Framework†

  1. Manfred Scheer Prof. Dr.1,
  2. Andrea Schindler Dipl.-Chem.1,
  3. Christian Gröger Dr.1,
  4. Alexander V. Virovets Dr.2,
  5. Eugenia V. Peresypkina Dr.2

Article first published online: 7 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900342

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 48, Issue 27, pages 5046–5049, June 22, 2009

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Scheer, M., Schindler, A., Gröger, C., Virovets, A. and Peresypkina, E. (2009), A Spherical Molecule with a Carbon-Free Ih-C80 Topological Framework. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 48: 5046–5049. doi: 10.1002/anie.200900342

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 941-943-4439

  2. 2

    Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Division of RAS, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)

  1. †

    This work was comprehensively supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 7 APR 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 19 JAN 2009

Funded by

  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Fonds der Chemischen Industrie

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Keywords:

  • carborane;
  • fullerenes;
  • phosphorus;
  • self-assembly;
  • supramolecular chemistry

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The complete encapsulation of ortho-carborane by a fullerene-like building-block system consisting of pentaphosphaferrocene and CuICl leads to the formation of the spherical supermolecule C2B10H12§[{Cp*Fe(η5-P5)}12(CuCl)20]. This product of template-controlled aggregation represents the first example of a carbon-free C80 analogue possessing icosahedral symmetry.

Abstract

The complete encapsulation of ortho-carborane by a fullerene-like building-block system consisting of pentaphosphaferrocene and CuICl leads to the formation of the spherical supermolecule C2B10H12§[{Cp*Fe(η5-P5)}12(CuCl)20]. This product of template-controlled aggregation represents the first example of a carbon-free C80 analogue possessing icosahedral symmetry.

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