More than 60 million molecules are known, and many are fascinating. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thus it was that I came across the attached molecule[1]. It struck me immediately as, well, beautiful!
References
- S. Lai, T. Lin, Y. Chen, C. Wang, G. Lee, M. Yang, M. Leung, and S. Peng, "Metal String Complexes: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Ni<sub>4</sub>(μ<sub>4</sub>-phdpda)<sub>4</sub>] and [Ni<sub>7</sub>(μ<sub>7</sub>-teptra)<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>] (H<sub>2</sub>phdpda = <i>N</i>-Phenyldipyridyldiamine and H<sub>3</sub>teptra = Tetrapyridyltriamine)", Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 121, pp. 250-251, 1998. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja982065w