1,3,5-Triazine templated self-assembly of a hexameric copper(I) chloride triphenyl phosphite core.

The reaction of CuCl, P(OPh)(3), and 1,3,5-triazine (Trz) in CHCl(3) produces [(CuCl)(6)(P(OPh)(3))(6)(Trz)(2)] via molecular self-assembly. An X-ray structural study has revealed a D(3d) symmetry hexamer containing an oblate spheroid core. The core consists of a Cu(6)Cl(6) macrocycle, which is capped by two mu(3)-Trz ligands. Seven parallel stacked atom planes are present: P(3), Trz, Cu(3), Cl(6), Cu(3), Trz, and P(3). The six copper atoms are not coplanar with the Trz ligands and form a distorted octahedron. Crystal data: triclinic P macro 1, a = 14.1489(7) A, b = 15.7470(8) A, c = 29.6572(14) A, alpha = 76.4330(10) degrees, beta = 79.5120(10) degrees, gamma = 72.2260(10) degrees, V = 6088.5(5) A(3), Z = 2, 27470 reflections, R = 0.0359.