摘要

The crystal structure of [Cu-2(cit)(phen)(2)]center dot 6H(2)O (1) (cit=citrate anion, phen=1,10-phenanthroline) reveals an unusual hydrogen-bonded water dodecamer. The centrosymmetric dodecamer contains a decameric core with two pensile monomers, which is described as a chair with two handles. The structure, being predicted to be relative stable to other dodecameric structures, is stabilized by hydrogen bonding with the carboxylate groups of citrate ligands The variable-temperature magnetic study of 1 shows weak antiferromagnetic interaction.