A Molecular “<i>A</i>‐Type” Tangled Metallocube
Lili Ma, Yang Li, Xin Li, Le Zhang, Li‐Ying Sun, Ying‐Feng Han
Abstract
Abstract Tangled cubes feature the topology of typical Platonic cubes, with their “faces” traversed by edges in different ways. This study generates an “ A ‐type” tangled metallocube from the reaction of binuclear gold‐NHC complex and H 2 S. The tangled cube topology was validated by multinuclear nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, high‐resolution electrospray‐ionization (HR‐ESI) mass spectrometry, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. This study offers a simple and effective approach to designing and fabricating new, topologically unique molecular structures.
Topics & Concepts
Cube (algebra)Topology (electrical circuits)Electrospray ionizationType (biology)Mass spectrometryNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyCrystallographyChemistrySimple (philosophy)Single crystalMaterials sciencePhysicsStereochemistryMathematicsCombinatoricsChromatographyPhilosophyEcologyBiologyEpistemologySupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis