Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1998 · 301 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryInorganic ChemistrySupramolecular ChemistryCluster ChemistryCoordination ChemistryLigand BindingMacromolecular AssemblyMetal-ligand BondingTransition Metal ComplexesAnion Templated AssemblyAnion-templated SynthesisComplexation ChemistryMetal-organic Supramolecular AssembliesSupramolecular Coordination ComplexesTetrafluoroborate SaltsTetrahedral ComplexesTetrahedral Coordination
The templating effect of the tetrafluoroborate ion leads to assembly of four CoII ions and six bridging ligands around this anion to give a tetrahedral complex with a bridging ligand along each edge and the anion trapped in the central cavity (shown below). Surprisingly under identical conditions but with NiII a simpler dinuclear complex forms.