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Expanding the Size of Organometallic Nanostructures: A Hexanuclear (Cymene)Ru Cylinder with a Length of More Than 3 nm

  1. Céline Olivier,
  2. Rosario Scopelliti,
  3. Kay Severin

Article first published online: 5 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200801020

Issue

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volume 2009, Issue 2, pages 207–210, January 2009

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Olivier, C., Scopelliti, R. and Severin, K. (2009), Expanding the Size of Organometallic Nanostructures: A Hexanuclear (Cymene)Ru Cylinder with a Length of More Than 3 nm. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009: 207–210. doi: 10.1002/ejic.200801020

Author Information

  1. Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: +41-21-6939305

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 5 DEC 2008
  3. Manuscript Received: 16 OCT 2008

Funded by

  • Swiss National Science Foundation
  • Claude & Giuliana Foundation
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

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Keywords:

  • Macrocycles;
  • Nanostructures;
  • Organometallic complexes;
  • Ruthenium;
  • Self-assembly

Abstract

Coordination cages based on organometallic half-sandwich complexes are of interest, because they can display unique structures and host properties. This communication describes the synthesis and structure of a cylindrical nanostructure containing six (p-cymene)RuII fragments. The complex was obtained by reaction of [(p-cymene)RuCl2]2 with a novel C3-symmetrical ligand containing a triarylamine core and three dihydroxypyridine groups in its periphery. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)

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