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A molecular wagon train composed of self-complementary containers (shown schematically) results from the reaction of catecholate-spacered bis-1,3-diketones with nickel acetate in the presence of an excess of cesium ions. The most remarkable feature of this assembly is the oxo-bridged metal string running through it.
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