文摘
N′,N″,N′′′-Tris(pyrid-4-ylmethyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide (TPMBA-4) reacts with Cu(BF4)2·6H2O to form a zero-dimensional cagelike complex [CuII6(OH)6(TPMBA-4)8](BF4)3(OH)3·85H2O (1). Interestingly, X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that large (H2O)76(OH)6 clusters with outer-shell (H2O)56(OH)6 and inner-hosted (H2O)20 ones are encapsulated in the cavity of 1. It presents a new mode of association of water molecules for research on water or ice.