Self-assembling construction of a novel nanoscale heptacobalt complex with an S-shaped folding

Kondo, Mitsuru; Sugahara, Shinji; Nakamura, Yukie; Miyazawa, Makoto; Yasue, Sachie; Maeda, Kenji; Uchida, Fumio; Sakane, Genta; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki

A nanoscale heptacobalt complex with an S-shaped folding is created by self-assembly from small building components, trapping the labile [Co(dchpy)2]2－ units that are impossible to be isolated as a monomer.

CrystEngComm

Royal Society of Chemistry

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