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Molecular Fe, CO and Ni carbide carbonyl clusters and Nanoclusters†. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cesari C, Shon JH, Zacchini S, Berben LA. Metal carbonyl clusters of groups 8-10: synthesis and catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:9503-9539. [PMID: 34259674 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00161b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In this review article, we discuss advances in the chemistry of metal carbonyl clusters (MCCs) spanning the last three decades, with an emphasis on the more recent reports and those involving groups 8-10 elements. Synthetic methods have advanced and been refined, leading to higher-nuclearity clusters and a wider array of structures and nuclearities. Our understanding of the electronic structure in MCCs has advanced to a point where molecular chemistry tools and other advanced tools can probe their properties at a level of detail that surpasses that possible with other nanomaterials and solid-state materials. MCCs therefore advance our understanding of structure-property-reactivity correlations in other higher-nuclearity materials. With respect to catalysis, this article focuses only on homogeneous applications, but it includes both thermally and electrochemically driven catalysis. Applications in thermally driven catalysis have found success where the reaction conditions stabilise the compounds toward loss of CO. In more recent years, MCCs, which exhibit delocalised bonding and possess many electron-withdrawing CO ligands, have emerged as very stable and effective for reductive electrocatalysis reactions since reduction often strengthens M-C(O) bonds and since room-temperature reaction conditions are sufficient for driving the electrocatalysis.
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- Cristiana Cesari
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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Cesari C, Berti B, Calcagno F, Femoni C, Garavelli M, Iapalucci MC, Rivalta I, Zacchini S. Polymerization Isomerism in Co-M (M = Cu, Ag, Au) Carbonyl Clusters: Synthesis, Structures and Computational Investigation. Molecules 2021; 26:1529. [PMID: 33799629 PMCID: PMC7998641 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The reaction of [Co(CO)4]- (1) with M(I) compounds (M = Cu, Ag, Au) was reinvestigated unraveling an unprecedented case of polymerization isomerism. Thus, as previously reported, the trinuclear clusters [M{Co(CO)4}2]- (M = Cu, 2; Ag, 3; Au, 4) were obtained by reacting 1 with M(I) in a 2:1 molar ratio. Their molecular structures were corroborated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) on isomorphous [NEt4][M{Co(CO)4}2] salts. [NEt4](3)represented the first structural characterization of 3. More interestingly, changing the crystallization conditions of solutions of 3, the hexanuclear cluster [Ag2{Co(CO)4}4]2- (5) was obtained in the solid state instead of 3. Its molecular structure was determined by SC-XRD as Na2(5)·C4H6O2, [PPN]2(5)·C5H12 (PPN = N(PPh3)2]+), [NBu4]2(5) and [NMe4]2(5) salts. 5 may be viewed as a dimer of 3 and, thus, it represents a rare case of polymerization isomerism (that is, two compounds having the same elemental composition but different molecular weights) in cluster chemistry. The phenomenon was further studied in solution by IR and ESI-MS measurements and theoretically investigated by computational methods. Both experimental evidence and density functional theory (DFT) calculations clearly pointed out that the dimerization process occurs in the solid state only in the case of Ag, whereas Cu and Au related species exist only as monomers.
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- Cristiana Cesari
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy; (B.B.); (F.C.); (C.F.); (M.G.); (M.C.I.); (I.R.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy; (B.B.); (F.C.); (C.F.); (M.G.); (M.C.I.); (I.R.)
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Capacci C, Cesari C, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Mancini F, Ruggieri S, Zacchini S. Structural Diversity in Molecular Nickel Phosphide Carbonyl Nanoclusters. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:16016-16026. [PMID: 33086004 PMCID: PMC8015230 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The
reaction of [Ni6(CO)12]2– as
a [NBu4]+ salt in CH2Cl2 with 0.8 equiv of PCl3 afforded [Ni14P2(CO)22]2–. In contrast,
the reactions of [Ni6(CO)12]2– as a [NEt4]+ salt with 0.4–0.5 equiv
of POCl3 afforded [Ni22–xP2(CO)29–x]4– (x = 0.84) or [Ni39P3(CO)44]6– by using CH3CN and thf as
a solvent, respectively. Moreover, by using 0.7–0.9 mol of
POCl3 per mole of [NEt4]2[Ni6(CO)12] both in CH3CN and thf, [Ni23–xP2(CO)30–x]4– (x = 0.82)
was obtained together with [Ni22P6(CO)30]2– as a side product. [Ni23–xP2(CO)30–x]4– (x = 0.82) and [Ni22P6(CO)30]2– were
separated owing to their different solubility in organic solvents.
All the new molecular nickel phosphide carbonyl nanoclusters were
structurally characterized through single crystal X-ray diffraction
(SC-XRD) as [NBu4]2[Ni14P2(CO)22] (two different polymorphs, P21/n and C2/c), [NEt4]4[Ni23–xP2(CO)30–x]·CH3COCH3·solv (x = 0.82), [NEt4]2[Ni22P6(CO)30]·2thf, [NEt4]4[Ni22–xP2(CO)29–x]·2CH3COCH3( x =
0.84) and [NEt4]6[Ni39P3(CO)44]·C6H14·solv. The
metal cores’ sizes of these clusters range from 0.59 to 1.10
nm, and their overall dimensions including the CO ligands are 1.16–1.63
nm. In this respect, they are comparable to ultrasmall metal nanoparticles,
molecular nanoclusters, or atomically precise metal nanoparticles.
The environment of the P atoms within these molecular Ni–P–CO
nanoclusters displays a rich diversity, that is, Ni5P pentagonal
pyramid, Ni7P monocapped trigonal prism, Ni8P bicapped trigonal prism, Ni9P monocapped square antiprism,
Ni10P sphenocorona, Ni10P bicapped square antiprism,
and Ni12P icosahedron. Five new molecular
nickel phosphide carbonyl clusters have
been obtained displaying overall sizes in the range 1.16−1.63
nm and very diverse environments for the phosphide atoms.
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- Chiara Capacci
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Berti B, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Ruggieri S, Zacchini S. Functionalization, Modification, and Transformation of Platinum Chini Clusters. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Beatrice Berti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”; Università di Bologna; Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”; Università di Bologna; Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”; Università di Bologna; Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”; Università di Bologna; Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”; Università di Bologna; Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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Capacci C, Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Funaioli T, Zacchini S, Zanotti V. Molecular Nickel Phosphide Carbonyl Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemistry of [Ni 11P(CO) 18] 3- and [H 6-nNi 31P 4(CO) 39] n- (n = 4 and 5). Inorg Chem 2018; 57:1136-1147. [PMID: 29303559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The reaction of [NEt4]2[Ni6(CO)12] in thf with 0.5 equiv of PCl3 affords the monophosphide [Ni11P(CO)18]3- that in turn further reacts with PCl3 resulting in the tetra-phosphide carbonyl cluster [HNi31P4(CO)39]5-. Alternatively, the latter can be obtained from the reaction of [NEt4]2[Ni6(CO)12] in thf with 0.8-0.9 equiv of PCl3. The [HNi31P4(CO)39]5- penta-anion is reversibly protonated by strong acids leading to the [H2Ni31P4(CO)39]4- tetra-anion, whereas deprotonation affords the [Ni31P4(CO)39]6- hexa-anion. The latter is reduced with Na/naphthalene yielding the [Ni31P4(CO)39]7- hepta-anion. In order to shed light on the polyhydride nature and redox behavior of these clusters, electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies were carried out on [Ni11P(CO)18]3-, [HNi31P4(CO)39]5-, and [H2Ni31P4(CO)39]4-. The reversible formation of the stable [Ni11P(CO)18]4- tetra-anion is demonstrated through the spectroelectrochemical investigation of [Ni11P(CO)18]3-. The redox changes of [HNi31P4(CO)39]5- show features of chemical reversibility and the vibrational spectra in the νCO region of the nine redox states of the cluster [HNi31P4(CO)39]n- (n = 3-11) are reported. The spectroelectrochemical investigation of [H2Ni31P4(CO)39]4- revealed the presence of three chemically reversible reduction processes, and the IR spectra of [H2Ni31P4(CO)39]n- (n = 4-7) have been recorded. The different spectroelectrochemical behavior of [HNi31P4(CO)39]5- and [H2Ni31P4(CO)39]4- support their formulations as polyhydrides. Unfortunately, all the attempts to directly confirm their poly hydrido nature by 1H NMR spectroscopy failed, as previously found for related large metal carbonyl clusters. Thus, the presence and number of hydride ligands have been based on the observed protonation/deprotonation reactions and the spectroelectrochemical experiments. The molecular structures of the new clusters have been determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. These represent the first examples of structurally characterized molecular nickel carbonyl nanoclusters containing interstitial phosphide atoms.
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- Chiara Capacci
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University of Pisa , Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Funaioli T, Iapalucci MC, Merighi S, Zacchini S. The redox chemistry of [Ni9C(CO)17]2– and [Ni10(C2)(CO)16]2–: Synthesis, electrochemistry and structure of [Ni12C(CO)18]4– and [Ni22(C2)4(CO)28(Et2S)]2–. J Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cesari C, Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Zacchini S. Capping [H8−nNi42C8(CO)44]n− (n = 6, 7, 8) Octa-carbide Carbonyl Nanoclusters with [Ni(CO)] and [CuCl] Fragments. J CLUST SCI 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-017-1198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bernardi A, Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Molecular nickel poly-carbide carbonyl nanoclusters: The octa-carbide [HNi42C8(CO)44(CuCl)]7– and the deca-carbide [Ni45C10(CO)46]6–. J Organomet Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Gaboardi M, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Pontiroli D, Riccò M, Zacchini S. Structural rearrangements induced by acid-base reactions in metal carbonyl clusters: the case of [H(3-n)Co15Pd9C3(CO)38]n- (n = 0-3). Dalton Trans 2014; 43:4388-99. [PMID: 24264428 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52527a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The new bimetallic [HCo15Pd9C3(CO)38](2-) tri-carbide carbonyl cluster has been obtained from the reaction of [H2Co20Pd16C4(CO)48](4-) with an excess of acid in CH2Cl2 solution. The mono-hydride di-anion can be reversibly protonated and deprotonated by means of acid-base reactions leading to closely related [H(3-n)Co15Pd9C3(CO)38](n-) (n = 0-3) clusters. The crystal structures of the three anionic and the neutral clusters have been determined as their H3Co15Pd9C3(CO)38·2thf, [NEt4][H2Co15Pd9C3(CO)38]·0.5C6H14, [NMe3(CH2Ph)]2[HCo15Pd9C3(CO)38]·C6H14 and [NEt4]3[Co15Pd9C3(CO)38]·thf salts. They are composed of a Pd9(μ3-CO)2 core stabilised by three Co5C(CO)12 organometallic fragments. The poly-hydride nature of these clusters has been indirectly inferred via chemical, electrochemical and magnetic measurements. Besides, cyclic voltammetry shows that the [H(3-n)Co15Pd9C3(CO)38](n-) (n = 1-3) anions are multivalent, since they undergo two or three reversible oxidations. SQUID measurements of [HCo15Pd9C3(CO)38](2-) indicate that this even electron cluster is paramagnetic with two unpaired electrons, giving further support to its hydride nature. Finally, structural studies show that the Pd9 core of [H(3-n)Co15Pd9C3(CO)38](n-) (n = 0,1) is a tri-capped octahedron, which becomes a tri-capped trigonal prism in the more charged [H(3-n)Co15Pd9C3(CO)38](n-) (n = 2,3) anions. Such a significant structural rearrangement of the metal core of a large carbonyl cluster upon protonation-deprotonation reactions is unprecedented in cluster chemistry, and suggests that interstitial hydrides may have relevant stereochemical effects even in large carbonyl clusters.
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- Iacopo Ciabatti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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Bortoluzzi M, Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Hayatifar M, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Peraurated nickel carbide carbonyl clusters: the cationic [Ni6(C)(CO)8(AuPPh3)8]2+monocarbide and the [Ni12(C)(C2)(CO)17(AuPPh3)3]−anion containing one carbide and one acetylide unit. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:13471-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c4dt01849d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Hayatifar M, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Pinzino C, Solmi MV, Zacchini S. The Redox Chemistry of [Co6C(CO)15]2–: A Synthetic Route to New Co-Carbide Carbonyl Clusters. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:3818-31. [DOI: 10.1021/ic500161e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Iacopo Ciabatti
- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Area
della Ricerca, ICCOM-CNR UOS Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Ciabatti I, Fabrizi de Biani F, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Metal Segregation in Bimetallic CoPd Carbide Carbonyl Clusters: Synthesis, Structure, Reactivity and Electrochemistry of [H6−nCo20Pd16C4(CO)48]n−(n=3-6). Chempluschem 2013; 78:1456-1465. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201300268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Tetrahedral [HnPt4(CO)4(P∧P)2]n+ (n = 1, 2; P∧P = CH2═C(PPh2)2) Cationic Mono- and Dihydrido Carbonyl Clusters Obtained by Protonation of the Neutral Pt4(CO)4(P∧P)2. Organometallics 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/om400723w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Iacopo Ciabatti
- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Ciabatti I, Fabrizi de Biani F, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Selective synthesis of the [Ni36Co8C8(CO)48]6- octa-carbide carbonyl cluster by thermal decomposition of the [H2Ni22Co6C6(CO)36]4- hexa-carbide. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:9662-70. [PMID: 23676989 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt50710f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The thermal decomposition in thf solution of [H2Ni22Co6C6(CO)36](4-) results in the new [HNi36Co8C8(CO)48](5-) bimetallic Ni-Co octa-carbide, which can be converted into the closely related [H6-nNi36Co8C8(CO)48](n-) (n = 3-6) polyhydrides by means of acid-base reactions. The structure of the [Ni36Co8C8(CO)48](6-) hexa-anion has been established via X-ray crystallography, showing that the eight interstitial carbide atoms are lodged within different metal cages. Thus, two C-atoms are enclosed within regular square anti-prismatic Ni8C cages, four within irregular Ni8C square anti-prismatic cages, and the last two within mono-capped trigonal prismatic Ni5Co2C cages. The structure of [Ni36Co8C8(CO)48](6-) is non-compact and closely related to [Ni32C6(CO)38](6-) and [HNi38C6(CO)44](5-). [Ni36Co8C8(CO)48](6-) approaches the nanosize regime and the whole molecular ion has a diameter (measured from the outer oxygen atoms) of ca. 1.61 nm.
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- Iacopo Ciabatti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale Toso Montanari, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Bernardi A, Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Ni-Cu tetracarbide carbonyls with vacant Ni(CO) fragments as borderline compounds between molecular and quasi-molecular clusters. Dalton Trans 2012; 42:407-21. [PMID: 23069730 DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31719b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reaction of [Ni(9)C(CO)(17)](2-) with [Cu(CH(3)CN)(4)][BF(4)] (1.1-1.5 equiv.) afforded the first Ni-Cu carbide carbonyl cluster, i.e., [H(2)Ni(30)C(4)(CO)(34){Cu(CH(3)CN)}(2)](4-) ([H(2)1](4-)). This has been crystallised in a pure form with miscellaneous [NR(4)](+) (R = Me, Et) cations, as well as co-crystallised with [H(2)Ni(29)C(4)(CO)(33){Cu(CH(3)CN)}(2)](4-) ([H(2)2](4-)) which differs from [H(2)1](4-) by a missing Ni(CO) fragment. By increasing the [Cu(CH(3)CN)(4)](+)/[Ni(9)C(CO)(17)](2-) ratio to 1.7-1.8, the closely related [H(2)Ni(30)C(4)(CO)(35){Cu(CH(3)CN)}(2)](2-) ([H(2)3](2-)), [H(2)Ni(29)C(4)(CO)(34){Cu(CH(3)CN)}(2)](2-) ([H(2)4](2-)), and [H(2)Ni(29)C(4)(CO)(32)(CH(3)CN)(2){Cu(CH(3)CN)}(2)](2-) ([H(2)5](2-)) dianions have been obtained. Replacement of Cu-bonded CH(3)CN with p-NCC(6)H(4)CN afforded, after protonation of the tetra-anion, mixtures of [H(3)Ni(30)C(4)(CO)(34){Cu(NCC(6)H(4)CN)}(2)](3-) ([H(3)6](3-)) and [H(3)Ni(29)C(4)(CO)(33){Cu(NCC(6)H(4)CN)}(2)](3-) ([H(3)7](3-)). The species 1-7 display a common Ni(28)C(4)Cu(2) core and differ for the charge, the presence of additional Ni atoms, the number and nature of the ligands, even though they are obtained under similar experimental conditions and often in mixtures. Their nature in solution has been investigated via FT-IR, chemical and electrochemical methods. Electrochemical studies, besides confirming the poly-hydride nature of these clusters, show that they undergo different redox processes with features of chemical reversibility, and this might be taken as proof of the incipient metallisation of their metal cores.
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- Alessandro Bernardi
- Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4-40136 Bologna, Italy
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Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S, Zarra S. Surface decorated platinum carbonyl clusters. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:4166-77. [PMID: 22538273 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr30400g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Four molecular Pt-carbonyl clusters decorated by Cd-Br fragments, i.e., [Pt(13)(CO)(12){Cd(5)(μ-Br)(5)Br(2)(dmf)(3)}(2)](2-) (1), [Pt(19)(CO)(17){Cd(5)(μ-Br)(5)Br(3)(Me(2)CO)(2)}{Cd(5)(μ-Br)(5)Br(Me(2)CO)(4)}](2-) (2), [H(2)Pt(26)(CO)(20)(CdBr)(12)](8-) (3) and [H(4)Pt(26)(CO)(20)(CdBr)(12)(PtBr)(x)](6-) (4) (x = 0-2), have been obtained from the reactions between [Pt(3n)(CO)(6n)](2-) (n = 2-6) and CdBr(2)·H(2)O in dmf at 120 °C. The structures of these molecular clusters with diameters of 1.5-2 nm have been determined by X-ray crystallography. Both 1 and 2 are composed of icosahedral or bis-icosahedral Pt-CO cores decorated on the surface by Cd-Br motifs, whereas 3 and 4 display a cubic close packed Pt(26)Cd(12) metal frame decorated by CO and Br ligands. An oversimplified and unifying approach to interpret the electron count of these surface decorated platinum carbonyl clusters is suggested, and extended to other low-valent organometallic clusters and Au-thiolate nanoclusters.
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- Iacopo Ciabatti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Ciabatti I, Femoni C, Iapalucci MC, Longoni G, Zacchini S. Bimetallic Nickel–Cobalt Hexacarbido Carbonyl Clusters [H6–nNi22Co6C6(CO)36]n− (n = 3–6) Possessing Polyhydride Nature and Their Base-Induced Degradation to the Monoacetylide [Ni9CoC2(CO)16–x]3– (x = 0, 1). Organometallics 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/om300412d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Iacopo Ciabatti
- Dipartimento di Chimica
Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4,
40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4,
40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4,
40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4,
40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4,
40136 Bologna, Italy
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