The structure of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II, which contains a cubane-like metal-oxo cluster incorporating four manganese(III,IV) cations, along with a calcium cation, has focussed attention on synthetic analogues of this cluster. Despite this activity, there are relatively few structurally characterised coordination clusters with this combination of metal cations. The calixarenes are synthetically versatile and well established cluster-supporting ligands, which to date have not been reported to support a calcium/manganese cluster. Here we report that p-t-butylthiacalix[4]arene supports CaMn₂ and Ca₂Mn₂ clusters, whereas reactions of p-t-butylcalix[4]arene, p-t-butylsulfinylcalix[4]arene, and p-t-butylsulfonylcalix[4]arene, under the same conditions, produced only homometallic manganese complexes.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Chemical Sciences
Research Group:	Inorganic chemistry
Research Field:	Transition metal chemistry
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences
UTAS Author:	Fuller, RO (Dr Rebecca Fuller)
ID Code:	135613
Year Published:	2015
Web of Science® Times Cited:	13
Deposited By:	Chemistry
Deposited On:	2019-11-05
Last Modified:	2019-12-13
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