Modulating Structural and Electronic Properties of Rare Archimedean and Johnson-Type Mn Cages

High-nuclearity Mn complexes have attracted significant scientific attention due to their fascinating magnetic properties and relevance bioinorganic systems catalysis. In this work, we demonstrate how the strong binding characteristics of phosphonate ligands can be coupled with sterically hindered carboxylate groups influence symmetry coordination clusters. We describe structure two high-nuclearity cages, {Mn12} {Mn15}, synthesized using approach. These cages are structurally related truncated tetrahedral geometry adopt rare topological features Archimedean Johnson-type solids. Their structural attributes distinctively electrocatalytic H2O oxidation characteristics.