Isoskeletal Schiff base polynuclear coordination clusters : Synthetic and theoretical aspects

Griffiths, Kieran and Dokorou, Vassiliki N. and Spencer, John and Abdul-Sada, Alaa and Vargas, Alfredo and Kostakis, George E. (2016) Isoskeletal Schiff base polynuclear coordination clusters : Synthetic and theoretical aspects. CrystEngComm, 18 (5). pp. 704-713. ISSN 1466-8033

Abstract

This work addresses and enlightens synthetic aspects derived from our effort to systematically construct isoskeletal tetranuclear coordination clusters (CCs) of the general formula [TR2Ln2(LX)4(NO3)2(solv)2] possessing a specific defected dicubane topology, utilizing various substituted Schiff base organic ligands (H2LX) and NiII/CoII and Dy(OTf)3 salts. Our synthetic work is further supported by DFT studies.