ORTEP diagram for Nd(III)(NO3)3[15-MCCu(II)N(L-ala)-5]. The metallacrown with the largest cavity (1.17 Angstrum).
ORTEP diagram for Nd(III)(NO3)3[15-MCCu(II)N(L-ala)-5]. The metallacrown with the largest cavity (1.17 Angstrum).
Family Tree of the two generations of 15-MC-5 Metallacrowns isolated so far, over twenty five. Highlited in red are the two enantiomeric 15-metallacrowns-5 currently under investigation in our labs.
Chemical Strucutre of the two enantiomeric metallacrowns highlited in red in the figure above: Nd(III)(NO3)3[15-MCCu(II)N(L-ala)-5] and Nd(III)(NO3)3[15-MCCu(II)N(D-ala)-5]