Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Characterization of a Novel Twin-Nest-Shaped Supramolecular Cluster Compound [(BPHEP)₂(Mo₂O₂S₆Cu₆I₆)]

Abstract

The crystals of the title compound were obtained from the reaction of (NH₄)₂[MoO₂S₂], CuI, and BPHEP·I₂ [BPHEP = 1,7-bis(pyridinium) heptane] in DMF solution. The cluster anion consists of two nest-shaped fragments interconnected through a four-membered Cu(I)₂Cu ring. The structure of the cluster has been characterized by X-ray diffraction: Triclinic, space group P–1, a = 11.0981(15) Å, b = 11.8488(17) Å, c = 12.2339(17) Å, α = 99.409(2)°, β = 107.125(2)°, γ = 109.213(2)°, V = 1390.0(3)ų, Z = 2, R = 0.0528, and Rw = 0.0616.

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Keywords:

• cluster compound
• crystal structure
• twin-nest-shaped cluster

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the NSFC (No. 21171148, J1103309).