Chemical Communications 2014-04-04

An unprecedented octanuclear copper core with C(3i) symmetry and a paramagnetic ground state.

Dmytro S Nesterov, Julia Jezierska, Oksana V Nesterova, Armando J L Pombeiro, Andrew Ozarowski

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 50(26) , 3431-4, (2014)

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Abstract

A complex of copper, possessing an octanuclear structure of high symmetry, has been prepared by a spontaneous self-assembly reaction of Cu(BF4)2 with N-tert-butyldiethanolamine and reveals a paramagnetic ground state.