%0 Generic %A Zong, Ruifa %A Thummel, Randolph P. %D 2005 %T 2,2‘;9‘,2‘ ‘-Ter[1,10]phenanthroline %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/2_2_9_2__Ter_1_10_phenanthroline/3271837 %R 10.1021/ic050712w.s002 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/5109553 %K Å. %K molecules form %K ligand acts %K interaction %K title molecule %K Cu %X The title molecule, 2,2‘;9‘,2‘ ‘-ter[1,10]phenanthroline can be prepared from 2,9-dichloro-1,10-phenanthroline in three steps through the corresponding diacetyl intermediate. The ligand acts as a hexadentate with K+, while two molecules form a trinuclear, helical complex with Cu(I), which evidences π-stacking interactions and Cu−Cu distances of 3.01−3.04 Å. Electrochemical analysis shows a strong interaction between the Cu(I) centers. %I ACS Publications