CO<sub>2</sub> as a reaction ingredient for the construction of metal cages: a carbonate-panelled [Gd<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>] tridiminished icosahedron

Thomas N. Hooper, Ross Inglis, María A. Palacios, Gary S. Nichol, Mateusz B. Pitak, Simon J. Coles, Giulia Lorusso, Marco Evangelisti, Euan K. Brechin

Chemical Communications · 2014 · 42 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

A CO3(2-)-panelled [Gd(III)6Cu(II)3] cage conforming to a tridiminished icosahedron is synthesised by bubbling CO2 through a solution of Gd(III) and Cu(II) ions.

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