A homologous series of macrocyclic Ni clusters: synthesis, structures, and catalytic properties.
Xiang, Huixin; Cheng, Ranran; Ruan, Chenhao; Meng, Changqing; Gan, Yuzheng; Cheng, Wanyu; Zhao, Yue; Xu, Cong-Qiao; Li, Jun; Yao, Chuanhao; Nanoscale 16 (2024) 4563–4570; doi:10.1039/d3nr06015b

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 A homologous series of macrocyclic Ni clusters: synthesis, structures,
 and catalytic properties.
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_journal_name_full               Nanoscale
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1. Twinned data refinement
 Scales: 0.67(2)
 0.33(2)
2. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
3. Restrained distances
 C156-C124
 1.53 with sigma of 0.005
 C123-C156 \\sim C156-C119
 with sigma of 0.02
4. Uiso/Uaniso restraints and constraints
C1 \\sim C2 \\sim C3 \\sim C4 \\sim C5 \\sim C6 \\sim C7 \\sim C8 \\sim C9
\\sim C10 \\sim C11 \\sim C12 \\sim C13 \\sim C14 \\sim C15 \\sim C16 \\sim C17
\\sim C18 \\sim C19 \\sim C20 \\sim C21 \\sim C22 \\sim C23 \\sim C24 \\sim C25
\\sim C26 \\sim C27 \\sim C28 \\sim C29 \\sim C30 \\sim C31 \\sim C32 \\sim C33
\\sim C34 \\sim C35 \\sim C36 \\sim C37 \\sim C38 \\sim C39 \\sim C40 \\sim C41
\\sim C42 \\sim C43 \\sim C44 \\sim C45 \\sim C46 \\sim C47 \\sim C48 \\sim C49
\\sim C50 \\sim C51 \\sim C52 \\sim C53 \\sim C54 \\sim C55 \\sim C56 \\sim C57
\\sim C58 \\sim C59 \\sim C60 \\sim C61 \\sim C62 \\sim C63 \\sim C64 \\sim C65
\\sim C66 \\sim C67 \\sim C68 \\sim C69 \\sim C70 \\sim C71 \\sim C72 \\sim C73
\\sim C74 \\sim C75 \\sim C76 \\sim C77 \\sim C78 \\sim C79 \\sim C80 \\sim C81
\\sim C82 \\sim C83 \\sim C84 \\sim C85 \\sim C86 \\sim C87 \\sim C88 \\sim C89
\\sim C90 \\sim C91 \\sim C92 \\sim C93 \\sim C94 \\sim C95 \\sim C96 \\sim C97
\\sim C98 \\sim C99 \\sim C100 \\sim C101 \\sim C102 \\sim C103 \\sim C104
\\sim C105 \\sim C106 \\sim C107 \\sim C108 \\sim C109 \\sim C110 \\sim C111
\\sim C112 \\sim C113 \\sim C114 \\sim C115 \\sim C116 \\sim C117 \\sim C118
\\sim C119 \\sim C120 \\sim C121 \\sim C122 \\sim C123 \\sim C124 \\sim C125
\\sim C126 \\sim C127 \\sim C128 \\sim C129 \\sim C130 \\sim C131 \\sim C132
\\sim C133 \\sim C134 \\sim C135 \\sim C136 \\sim C137 \\sim C138 \\sim C139
\\sim C140 \\sim C141 \\sim C142 \\sim C143 \\sim C144 \\sim C145 \\sim C146
\\sim C147 \\sim C148 \\sim C149 \\sim C150 \\sim C151 \\sim C152 \\sim C153
\\sim C154 \\sim C155 \\sim C156 \\sim C157 \\sim C158 \\sim C159 \\sim C160
\\sim C161 \\sim C162 \\sim C163 \\sim C164 \\sim C165 \\sim C166 \\sim C167
\\sim C168: within 2A with sigma of 0.01 and sigma for terminal atoms of 0.02
within 2A
Uanis(C1) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C2) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C3) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C4) \\sim
Ueq, Uanis(C5) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C6) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C7) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C8)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C9) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C10) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C11) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C12) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C13) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C14) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C15)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C16) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C17) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C18) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C19) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C20) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C21) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C22)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C23) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C24) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C25) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C26) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C27) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C28) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C29)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C30) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C31) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C32) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C33) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C34) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C35) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C36)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C37) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C38) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C39) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C40) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C41) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C42) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C43)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C44) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C45) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C46) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C47) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C48) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C49) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C50)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C51) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C52) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C53) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C54) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C55) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C56) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C57)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C58) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C59) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C60) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C61) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C62) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C63) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C64)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C65) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C66) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C67) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C68) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C69) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C70) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C71)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C72) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C73) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C74) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C75) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C76) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C77) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C78)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C79) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C80) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C81) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C82) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C83) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C84) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C85)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C86) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C87) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C88) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C89) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C90) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C91) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C92)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C93) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C94) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C95) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C96) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C97) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C98) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C99)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C100) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C101) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C102) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C103) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C104) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C105) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C106) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C107) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C108) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C109) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C110) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C111) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C112) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C113) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C114) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C115) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C116) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C117) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C118) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C119) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C120) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C121) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C122) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C123) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C124) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C125) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C126) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C127) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C128) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C129) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C130) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C131) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C132) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C133) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C134) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C135) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C136) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C137) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C138) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C139) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C140) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C141) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C142) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C143) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C144) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C145) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C146) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C147) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C148) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C149) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C150) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C151) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C152) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C153) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C154) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C155) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C156) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C157) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C158) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C159) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C160) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C161) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C162) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C163) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C164) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C165) \\sim Ueq,
Uanis(C166) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C167) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C168) \\sim Ueq: with sigma
of 0.01 and sigma for terminal atoms of 0.02
5.a Riding coordinates:
 C142(H14A,H14B,H14C)
5.b Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C3(H3), C4(H4), C6(H6), C7(H7), C8(H8), C9(H9), C11(H11), C15(H15), C16(H16),
 C18(H18), C19(H19), C20(H20), C23(H23), C25(H25), C27(H27), C28(H28), C31(H31),
  C32(H32), C34(H34), C35(H35), C36(H36), C38(H38), C39(H39), C41(H41),
 C42(H42), C44(H44), C45(H45), C47(H47), C48(H48), C50(H50), C51(H51), C52(H52),
  C53(H53), C54(H54), C56(H56), C57(H57), C59(H59), C60(H60), C61(H61),
 C63(H63), C65(H65), C66(H66), C68(H68), C69(H69), C73(H73), C74(H74), C76(H76),
  C77(H77), C78(H78), C81(H81), C82(H82), C84(H84), C85(H85), C86(H86),
 C88(H88), C89(H89), C90(H90), C91(H91), C92(H92), C93(H93), C94(H94), C96(H96),
  C97(H97), C101(H101), C103(H103), C106(H106), C107(H107), C109(H109),
 C110(H110), C112(H112), C113(H113), C115(H115), C117(H117), C118(H118),
 C119(H119), C120(H120), C122(H122), C123(H123), C125(H125), C127(H127),
 C130(H130), C131(H131), C135(H135), C136(H136), C137(H137), C139(H139),
 C140(H140), C147(H147), C148(H148), C149(H149), C150(H150), C152(H152),
 C153(H153), C155(H155), C158(H158), C160(H160)
5.c Fitted hexagon refined as free rotating group:
 C2(C3,C4,C5,C6,C7), C14(C15,C16,C17,C18,C19), C30(C31,C32,C33,C34,C35),
 C37(C38,C39,C40,C41,C42), C43(C44,C45,C46,C47,C48), C55(C56,C57,C58,C59,C60),
 C64(C65,C66,C67,C68,C69), C72(C73,C74,C75,C76,C77), C80(C81,C82,C83,C84,C85),
 C105(C106,C107,C108,C109,C110), C119(C120,C121,C122,C123,C124), C136(C137,C138,
 C139,C140,C141), C149(C150,C151,C152,C153,C154)
5.d Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C62(H62A,H62B,H62C), C95(H95A,H95B,H95C), C98(H98A,H98B,H98C), C99(H99A,H99B,
 H99C), C102(H10A,H10B,H10C), C104(H10D,H10E,H10F), C111(H11A,H11B,H11C),
 C128(H12A,H12B,H12C), C129(H12D,H12E,H12F), C132(H13A,H13B,H13C), C133(H13D,
 H13E,H13F), C134(H13G,H13H,H13I), C145(H14D,H14E,H14F), C146(H14G,H14H,H14I),
 C156(H15A,H15B,H15C), C157(H15D,H15E,H15F), C159(H15G,H15H,H15I), C161(H16A,
 H16B,H16C), C162(H16D,H16E,H16F), C165(H16G,H16H,H16I), C166(H16J,H16K,H16L),
 C167(H16M,H16N,H16O), C168(H16P,H16Q,H16R)
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