Cubic and Hexagonal Mesostructured Hexarhenium Selenocyanides: Supramolecular Assemblies of Octahedral Nanoclusters

The octahedral [Re6Se8(CN)6]4− ions with various bridging metal ions form well-defined cubic and hexagonal mesostructures (see image) in the presence of liquid-crystal template in formamide. The interaction between the positively charged micellar head groups of the template and the [Re6Se8(CN)6]4− ions is a pure noncovalent electrostatic interaction. These materials are coordination polymers with exceptionally large 1D or 3D potential pores because of the dimension of mesoscale liquid-crystal template. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.