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Phil Andrews
Udo Bach
Stuart Batten
Sheshanath Bhosale
Alan Bond
Alan Chaffee
Bruce Coller
Perran Cook
Glen Deacon
Peter Godfrey
Mike Grace
Barry Hart
William Jackson
Cameron Jones
Peter Junk
Steven Langford
David Lupton
Douglas MacFarlane
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Stuart Batten
Dr Stuart Batten
Senior Lecturer
BSc(Hons), PhD, MRACI, C.Chem, GCHE
Address:
School of Chemistry, Monash University 3800, Australia.
Telephone:
(03) 9905 4606
Fax:
(03) 9905 4597
Email:
stuart.batten@sci.monash.edu.au
Web:
http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/staff/sbatten/index.html
Summary
Research
Publications (pdf 340kb)
CV
Molecular Art
Interpenetration
Genealogy
Molecular Art
Pictures of recent X-ray crystal structures from our group
The large cavity ( blue sphere) created by the two interpenetrating networks in Zn(CN)(NO
3
)(tpt)
2/3
.solv(tpt = 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine)
Two interpenetrating rutile-related networks of Cu(tcm)
2
, tcm = tricyanomethanide, C(CN)
3
-
.
Structure of Mn(dca)
2
, dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)
2
-
.
Alternating cation and anion layers in the structure of (Ph
4
P)M(dca)
3
.
Structure of (Ph
4
P)M(dca)
3
Two cations lying in a cavity created by the anionic network in the structure of (Ph
3
MeP)M(dca)
3
.
Structure of [M(2,2'-bipy)
3
][M(dca)
3
]
2
.
A M(2,2'-bipy)
3
2+
cation within a hexagonal window within the M(dca)
3
-
network in the structure of [M(2,2'-bipy)
3
][M(dca)
3
]
2
.
Anionic network of [Fe
III
(bis-amidine)
3
][Fe
II
(dca)
3
]
2
Cl with only some of the cations and chlorides shown.
A cation within a cavity created by the anionic network in [Fe
III
(bis-amidine)
3
][Fe
II
(dca)
3
]
2
Cl.
Three chains in the structure of Mn(dca)
2
(pyridine)
2
.
H-bonding between chains in Fe(dca)
2
(MeOH)
2
Infinite molecular tube structure of M(dca)
2
(apym), apym = 2-aminopyrimidine.
Two interpenetrating α-Po networks in the structure of α-Mn(dca)
2
pyz, pyz = pyrazine.
Three sheets in the structure of β-Cu(dca)
2
pyz, pyz = pyrazine.
Three stacked ladders with intercalated bipy ligands in the structure of Cu
2
(dca)
2
(bipy)(MeCN)
2
.1/2bipy, bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine.
Three side-by-side ladders with intercalated bipy ligands in the structure of Cu
2
(dca)
2
(bipy)(MeCN)
2
.1/2bipy.
Nine ladders with intercalated bipy ligands in the structure of Cu
2
(dca)
2
(bipy)(MeCN)
2
.1/2bipy.
Three interpenetrating sheets in the structure of Cu
4
(dca)
4
(bipy)
3
(MeCN)
2
.
Three adamantane units from two of the five interpenetrating diamonoid networks in the structure of β-Cu(dca)(bpe).
Two sheets in the structure of α-Cu(dca)(bpe) showing 2D->2D parallel interpenetration.
Five interepentrating adamantane units in the structure of β-Cu(dca)(bpe).
Two interpenetrating 3D nets in the structure of Cu
3
(tpt)
4
(ClO
4
)
3
.
A (6,3) sheet in the structure of Cu(dca)(Me
4
pyz), Me
4
pyz = tetramethylpyrazine.
A M(dca)
2
(H
2
O) sheet in the structure of M(dca)
2
(H
2
O).phz, phz = phenazine.
Picture of an astronaut.