P-tert-Butylcalix[8]arene: A support for sodium and sodium-manganese clusters that exhibit interesting self-assembly properties

摘要

A series of new sodium and mixed sodium/manganese clusters have been formed using p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene as a support. In all cases the calixarene adopts the pleated-loop conformation, and the resulting complexes show interesting self-assembly properties depending on the ligated solvent molecules around individual cluster cores.