A ferromagnetically coupled pseudo-calixarene [Co 16 ] wheel that self-assembles as a tubular network of capsules.
Pinelopi A TsamiThomais G TziotziAngelos B CanajMukesh Kumar SinghScott J DalgarnoEuan K BrechinConstantinos J MiliosPublished in: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) (2022)
Reaction of Co(OAc) 2 ·4H 2 O and Hsal in a basic MeCN solution affords the hexadecanuclear wheel [Co 16 (sal) 16 (OAc) 16 ]·16MeCN (1·16MeCN) that displays ferromagnetic nearest neighbour exchange and has pseudo-calixarene character. Symmetry equivalent wheels self-assemble to form remarkable tubular networks of capsules in the extended structure.