A family of homo-valent [Co(II)7(OH)6(L1)6](NO3)2 (1), [(MeOH)2⊂Co(II)7(OH)6(L1)6](NO3)2 (2) (where L1H = 2-iminomethyl-6-methoxyphenol) and hetero-valent [(NO3)2⊂Co(III)Co(II)6(OH)6(L2)6](NO3)·3MeCN (4) (where L2H = 2-iminophenyl-6-methoxyphenol) complexes possess metallic skeletons describing planar hexagonal discs. Their organic exteriors form double-bowl shaped topologies, and coupled with their 3-D connectivity, this results in the formation of molecular cavities in the solid state. These confined spaces are shown to behave as host units in the solid state for guests including solvent molecules and charge balancing counter anions. Magnetic susceptibility measurements on 2 and 4 reveal weak ferro- and ferrimagnetism, respectively. The utilisation of other Co(II) salt precursors gives rise to entirely different species including the mononuclear and trinuclear complexes [Co(II)(L2)2] (5) and [Co(III)2Na(I)1(L3)6](BF4) (6) (where L3H = 2-iminomethyl-4-bromo-6-methoxyphenol).
                                    同价家族 [Co(II)7(OH)6(L1)6](
NO3)2 (1), [(MeOH)2⊂Co(II)7(OH)6(L1)6](    )2 (2)(其中 L1H = 2-亚
氨基甲基-6-
甲氧基苯酚)和杂价 [(   )2⊂Co(III)Co(II)6(OH)6(
L2)6](   )· 3MeCN (4)(其中
L2H = 2-亚
氨基苯基-6-
甲氧基苯酚)配合物具有描述平面六角形圆盘的
金属骨架。它们的有机外部形成双碗形拓扑,再加上它们的 3D 连接性,导致在固态下形成分子腔。这些有限的空间被证明充当客体的固态主体单元,包括溶剂分子和电荷平衡抗衡阴离子。 2 和 4 的磁化率测量分别显示弱
铁磁性和亚
铁磁性。使用其他 Co(II) 盐前体会产生完全不同的物质,包括单核和三核配合物 [Co(II)(
L2)2] (5) 和 [Co(III)2Na(I)1(L3)6 ](
BF4) (6) (其中 L3H = 2-亚
氨基甲基-4-
溴-6-
甲氧基苯酚)。