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Sheng-Li Huang1, Yue-Jian Lin, T S Andy Hor
1Advanced Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A series of Cp*Rh-based functional metallarectangles have been synthesized from metallaligands. Enlargement of one linker leads to the isolation of two novel Borromean link architectures. All these complexes are intact in solution, as evident from ESI-MS spectroscopic analysis. Arising from the combination of open Cu centers and favorable cavity space, {(Cp*Rh)4(bpe)2[Cu(opba)·2MeOH]2}4(OTf)·6MeOH shows extraordinary catalytic abilities with high efficiency and wide substrate selectivity in the acyl-transfer reaction.
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