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- A nonplanar metallacrown structure, [Ni-N-N]12, was created using a pentadentate ligand called salicylaldehyde 2-pyridinecarboxylhydrazone (H2L).
- The synthesis utilized a novel modular self-assembly method to achieve this complex.
- The unique bridging properties of the ligand influenced the macrocycle's formation, resulting in a specific size and wavelike shape.
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A nonplanar metallacrown [Ni-N-N]12 was achieved using a pentadente ligand, salicylaldehyde 2-pyridinecarboxylhydrazone (H2L) via a new modular self-assembly approach. The special bridging models of the ligand forced the macrocycle to form in a specific size with the wavelike conformation.
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