Three discrete supramolecular self-assembled arsenic(iii) complexes including an unusual S(4)-symmetric tetranuclear [As(4)L(2)Cl(4)] metallacyclophane and two diastereomeric cis/trans-[As(2)LCl(2)] metallacycle intermediates co-crystallize within a single crystal lattice.
Department of Chemistry and Material Science Institute, University of Oregon, and the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI), Eugene, OR 97403-1253, USA.