A tetrahedron in a cube: A dodecanuclear Zn~(II) benzoate cluster from the use of 2-pyridinealdoxime

摘要

The reactions of 2-pyridinealdoxime with Zn(O_2CPh) _2·2H_2O have led to a mononuclear complex and a dodecanuclear cluster; the Zn_(12) compound, whose metallic skeleton describes a tetrahedron encapsulated in a distorted cube, is the biggest Zn ~(II) oxime cluster discovered to date and displays photoluminescence with a maximum at 354 nm upon maximum excitation at 314 nm.