Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m970-m972  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805011785 ]

Octaaquatetrakis(₂-2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenolato)tetra-₃-hydroxo-tetraneodymium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate butanol disolvate tetrahydrate

M. A. Singh-Wilmot, I. A. Kahwa and A. J. Lough

Abstract: The title compound, [Nd₄(₃-OH)₄(₂-C₉H₇O₃)₄(H₂O)₈](CF₃SO₃)₄·2C₄H₁₀O·4H₂O, was synthesized from Nd(CF₃SO₃)₃ and 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol at relatively high pH. The cation, which lies on a crystallographic twofold axis, features a cubane-type [Ln₄(OH)₄]⁸⁺ core of four Nd^III cations and four ₃-OH ligands occupying alternate vertices of a distorted cube.

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