Molecules (Jul 2017)

Synthesis and Structure of the Inclusion Complex {NdQ[5]K@Q[10](H2O)4}·4NO3·20H2O

  • Li Xia Chen,
  • Jing Lan Kan,
  • Hang Cong,
  • Timothy J. Prior,
  • Zhu Tao,
  • Xin Xiao,
  • Carl Redshaw

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22071147
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 7
p. 1147

Abstract

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Heating a mixture of Nd(NO3)3·6H2O, KCl, Q[10] and Q[5] in HCl for 10 min affords the inclusion complex {NdQ[5]K@Q[10](H2O)4}·4NO3·20H2O. The structure of the inclusion complex has been investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction and by X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

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