A three-dimensional Fe L parallelogram was prepared from ferrocene-containing ditopic ligands. The steric preference of the bulky ferrocene cores towards meridional vertex coordination brought about this new structure type, in which the ferrocene units adopt three distinct conformations. The structure possesses two distinct, bowl-like cavities that host anionic guests. Oxidation of the ferrocene Fe to ferrocenium Fe causes rotation of the ferrocene hinges, converting the structure to an Fe L species with release of anionic guests, even though the average charge per iron increases in a way that would ordinarily increase guest binding strength. The degrees of freedom exhibited by these new structures - derived from the different configurations of the three ligands surrounding a meridional Fe center and the rotation of ferrocene cores - thus underpin their ability to reconfigure and eject guests upon oxidation.
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