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Chen MT, Xu QF, Aibibula M, Kong XJ, Long LS, Zheng LS. High-Nuclearity Ln 210Al 140 Clusters: Neonates of Open Hollow Dodecahedral Cage Families. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22134-22139. [PMID: 39083626 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Open hollow dodecahedral cage clusters have long been a coveted target in synthetic chemistry, yet their creation poses immense challenges. Here we report two open hollow dodecahedral lanthanide-aluminum (Ln-Al) heterometallic cage clusters, namely, [Ln210Al140(μ2-OH)210(μ3-OH)540(OAc)180(H2O)156](ClO4)120·(MeCN)x·(H2O)y, (Ln = Dy and x = 27, y = 300 for 1; Ln = Y and x = 28, y = 420 for 2). Remarkably, the 350 metal atoms in 1 and 2 display a Keplerate-type four-shell structure of truncated icosidodecahedron@dodecahedron@dodecahedron@icosidodecahedron. The diameter of the cationic cluster in 1 is approximately 5.0 nm, with an inner cavity diameter of about 2.8 nm and a window diameter of roughly 0.66 nm. The cluster in 1 boasts an accessible inner void volume of up to 15,000 Å3. Notably, these cage clusters maintain stability in water, and the truncated icosidodecahedrons in 1 and 2 are the first of their kind synthesized to date. Given that the open hollow dodecahedral Ln-Al cage cluster has never been reported before, this work represents a member in the family of hollow open dodecahedral cages.
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- Man-Ting Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Wang Y, Li Y, Sang R, Xu L. [Bi 10{RuPPh 3} 3] -: Paramagnetic 13-Vertex Polybismuthide Heteroanion. Inorg Chem 2024. [PMID: 39012053 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Ru(PPh3)3Cl2 reacts with Binn- from an ethylenediamine (en) solution of K5Bi4 to yield a new architype of 13-vertex [Bi10{RuPPh3}3]- (1) composed of unprecedented incomplete cuboidal Bi73- and triangular Bi33- held together by {RuPPh3}2+.
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- Yueyue Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Tsukamoto T. Recent advances in atomic cluster synthesis: a perspective from chemical elements. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10533-10550. [PMID: 38651597 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06522g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Despite its potential significance, "cluster chemistry" remains a somewhat marginalized topic within the chemistry field. However, atomic clusters with their unusual and unique structures and properties represent a novel material group situated between molecules and nanoparticles or solid matter, judging from both scientific standpoints and historical backgrounds. Surveying an entire material group, including all substances that can be regarded as a cluster, is essential for establishing cluster chemistry as a more prominent chemistry field. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding by categorizing, summarizing, and reviewing clusters, focusing on their constituent elements in the periodic table. However, because numerous disparate synthetic processes have been individually developed to date, their straightforward and uniform classification is a challenging task. As such, comprehensively reviewing this field from a chemical composition viewpoint presents significant obstacles. It should be therefore noted that despite adopting a synthetic method-based classification in this review, the discussions presented herein could entail inaccuracies. Nevertheless, this unorthodox viewpoint unfolds a new scientific perspective which accentuates the common ground between different development processes by emphasizing the lack of a definitive border between their synthetic methods and material groups, thus opening new avenues for cementing cluster chemistry as an attractive chemistry field.
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- Takamasa Tsukamoto
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
- JST PRESTO, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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Shu CC, Szczepanik DW, Muñoz-Castro A, Solà M, Sun ZM. [K 2(Bi@Pd 12@Bi 20)] 4-: An Endohedral Inorganic Fullerene with Spherical Aromaticity. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14166-14173. [PMID: 38717077 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Inorganic fullerene clusters have attracted widespread attention due to their highly symmetrical geometric structures and intrinsic electronic properties. However, cage-like clusters composed of heavy metal elements with high symmetry are rarely reported, and their synthesis is also highly challenging. In this study, we present the synthesis of a [K2(Bi@Pd12@Bi20)]4- cluster that incorporates a {Bi20} cage with pseudo-Ih symmetry, making it the largest main group metal cluster compound composed of the bismuth element to date. Magnetic characterization and theoretical calculations suggest that the spin state of the overall cluster is a quartet. Quantum chemical calculations reveal that the [Bi20]3- cluster has a similar electronic configuration to C606- and the [Bi@Pd12@Bi20]6- cluster exhibits a unique open-shell aromatic character.
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- Cong-Cong Shu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- K. Guminski Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa, 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Xu YH, Tian WJ, Muñoz-Castro A, Frenking G, Sun ZM. An all-metal fullerene: [K@Au 12Sb 20] 5. Science 2023; 382:840-843. [PMID: 37972185 DOI: 10.1126/science.adj6491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The C60 fullerene molecule has attracted tremendous interest for its distinctive nearly spherical structure. By contrast, all-metal counterparts have been elusive: Fullerene-like clusters composed of noncarbon elements typically suffer from instability, resulting in more compact geometries that require multiple embedded atoms or external ligands for stabilization. In this work, we present the synthesis of an all-metal fullerene cluster, [K@Au12Sb20]5-, using a wet-chemistry method. The cluster's structure was determined by single crystal x-ray diffraction, which revealed a fullerene framework consisting of 20 antimony atoms. Theoretical calculations further indicate that this distinct cluster exhibits aromatic behavior.
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- Yu-He Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Zang Y, Wang Y, Sang R, Xu L. Dimeric polybismuth heteroanion of [Rh@Bi 10(RhCO) 5] 2- constructed using Bi 10-bowl and square pyramidal Rh@(Rh-CO) 5. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15935-15939. [PMID: 37843250 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02402d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Redox reaction of the monovalent Rh2(CO)4Cl2 and Binn- (n = 2, 3) from K5Bi4 in ethylenediamine (en) solution produced the decabismuthide-hexarhodium dianion [Rh@Bi10(RhCO)5]2- (1a) wherein a novel Bi10-bowl was constructed from oxidized 2Bi3/2Bi2 open triangles/dimers, which was stabilized by strong bonding to a reduced Rh@(RhCO)5 square pyramid. Two 1a dianons are held together by weak interactions (van der Waals forces and spatial resistance) to form a dimer [Rh@Bi10(RhCO)5]24- (1). The structure and bonding of the novel polybismuthide heteroanion 1 are discussed.
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- Yipeng Zang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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Zhang WQ, Li ZS, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. Synthesis and Characterization of [Fe 3 (As 3 ) 3 (As 4 )] 3- , a Binary Fe/As Zintl Cluster With an Fe 3 Core. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217316. [PMID: 36642696 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We report here the synthesis and structural characterization of the first binary iron arsenide cluster anion, [Fe3 (As3 )3 (As4 )]3- , present in both [K([2.2.2]crypt)]3 [Fe3 (As3 )3 (As4 )] (1) and [K(18-crown-6)]3 [Fe3 (As3 )3 (As4 )]⋅en (2). The cluster contains an Fe3 triangle with three short Fe-Fe bond lengths (2.494(1) Å, 2.459(1) Å and 2.668(2) Å for 1, 2.471(1) Å, 2.473(1) Å and 2.660(1) Å for 2), bridged by a 2-butene-like As4 unit. An analysis of the electronic structure using DFT reveals a triplet ground state with direct Fe-Fe bonds stabilizing the Fe3 core.
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- Wei-Qiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Semenov SG, Bedrina ME, Klemeshev VA. Electronic State of Arsenic endo-Atom and Indices of Interatomic Bonds in [As@Ni12As20]3–/0, As20, Ni12As20, As@C60, and As@C70 Clusters. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2023. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363223020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Luo XM, Li YK, Dong XY, Zang SQ. Platonic and Archimedean solids in discrete metal-containing clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:383-444. [PMID: 36533405 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00582d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metal-containing clusters have attracted increasing attention over the past 2-3 decades. This intense interest can be attributed to the fact that these discrete metal aggregates, whose atomically precise structures are resolved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), often possess intriguing geometrical features (high symmetry, aesthetically pleasing shapes and architectures) and fascinating physical properties, providing invaluable opportunities for the intersection of different disciplines including chemistry, physics, mathematical geometry and materials science. In this review, we attempt to reinterpret and connect these fascinating clusters from the perspective of Platonic and Archimedean solid characteristics, focusing on highly symmetrical and complex metal-containing (metal = Al, Ti, V, Mo, W, U, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, lanthanoids (Ln), and actinoids) high-nuclearity clusters, including metal-oxo/hydroxide/chalcogenide clusters and metal clusters (with metal-metal binding) protected by surface organic ligands, such as thiolate, phosphine, alkynyl, carbonyl and nitrogen/oxygen donor ligands. Furthermore, we present the symmetrical beauty of metal cluster structures and the geometrical similarity of different types of clusters and provide a large number of examples to show how to accurately describe the metal clusters from the perspective of highly symmetrical polyhedra. Finally, knowledge and further insights into the design and synthesis of unknown metal clusters are put forward by summarizing these "star" molecules.
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- Xi-Ming Luo
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China. .,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Inorganic metallocene derivatives containing only cyclo-Pn ligands have been targeted for more than 20 years, but their syntheses have never been achieved by pursuing the conventional route of using P4 phosphorus except for the generation of [Ti(η5-P5)2]2-. Herein, we report a facile one-step method for the synthesis of the homoleptic iron complex [Fe(P4)2]2- by the Zintl-phase-type precursor KP. 31P NMR analyses indicate that upon dissolving the KP phase in ethylenediamine P42- was generated only in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt. The amounts of cation-sequestering agents, the type of iron precursor, and their consuming ratio have a decisive impact on the yield of [Fe(P4)2]2-. Both the FeII and the FeIII precursors can oxidize P42- to give a concomitant product [(P7)Fe(P4)]3-, which can be partially inhibited by the addition of potassium to produce relatively pure crystalline [K(2,2,2-crypt)]2[Fe(P4)2].
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- Zi-Chuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Zhang WQ, Morgan HWT, Shu CC, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. Synthesis and Characterization of Ternary Clusters Containing the [As 16] 10- Anion, [MM'As 16] 4- (M = Nb or Ta; M' = Cu or Ag). Inorg Chem 2022; 61:4421-4427. [PMID: 35230830 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The [Nb@As8]3- anion was first isolated from solution in 1986, and a number of isostructural [M@Pn8]n- clusters (M = Nb, Cr, or Mo; Pn = As or Sb; n = 2 or 3) have since been reported. We show here how anions of this class can be used as synthetic precursors that, in combination with sources of low-valent late transition metals (Cu and Ag), generate ternary polyarsenide cluster anions with unprecedented structural motifs. Chain type [MM'As16]4- (M = Nb or Ta; M' = Cu or Ag) units are found in compounds 2-5. These clusters contain a nortricyclane-like As7 cage and a [M@As8] crown, linked by a single As atom, and represent a fusion of two quite distinct branches of polyarsenide chemistry. Our analysis of the electronic structure confirms that the cluster retains many of the features of the component units. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry reveals a series of smaller component ions containing 8-12 As atoms, the density functional theory-computed structures of which can be understood in terms of the pseudoelement concept. This work not only presents a new type of coordination mode for As clusters but also offers a point of entry for the rational design of multinary arsenic-based materials.
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- Wei-Qiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Roy J, Chakraborty P, Paramasivam G, Natarajan G, Pradeep T. Gas phase ion chemistry of titanium-oxofullerene with ligated solvents. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:2332-2343. [PMID: 35018393 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04716g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We investigated the gas phase fragmentation events of highly symmetric fullerene-like (FN-like) titanium oxo-cluster anions, [H12Ti42O60(OCH3)42(HOCH3)10(H2O)2]2- (1) and [H7Ti42O60(OCH3)42(HOCH3)10(H2O)3]1- (2). These oxo-clusters contain a closed cage Ti42O60 core, protected by a specific number of methoxy, methanol, and water molecules acting as ligands. These dianionic and monoanionic species were generated in the gas phase by electrospray ionization of the H6[Ti42(μ3-O)60(OiPr)42(OH)12] (TOF) cluster in methanol. Collision induced dissociation studies of 1 revealed that upon increasing the collision energy, the protecting ligands were stripped off first, and [Ti41O58]2- was formed as the first fragment from the Ti42O60 core. Thereafter, systematic TiO2 losses were observed giving rise to subsequent fragments like [Ti40O56]2-, [Ti39O54]2-, [Ti38O52]2-, etc. Similar fragments were also observed for monoanionic species 2 as well. Systematic 23 TiO2 losses were observed, which were followed by complete shattering of the cage. We also carried out computational studies using density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the structures and fragmentation mechanism. The fragmentation of TOF was comparable to the fragmentation of C60 ions, where systematic C2 losses were observed. We believe that this is a consequence of topological similarity. The present study provides valuable insights into the structural constitution of TOF clusters and stability of the parent as well as the resulting cage-fragments in the gas phase.
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- Jayoti Roy
- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) & Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) & Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) & Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
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- International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW), IIT Madras Research Park, Taramani, Chennai 6000113, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) & Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
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Zhang W, Tkachenko NV, Qiao L, Boldyrev AI, Sun Z. Synthesis and Structure of Binary Copper/Silver–Arsenic Clusters Derived from Zintl Ion As
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- Wei‐Qiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322‐0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322‐0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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Deng S, Li J, Wang P, Pei Y. Origin of the structural stability of cage-like Au 144 clusters. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:18134-18139. [PMID: 34724020 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05227f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cage-like metal nanoclusters are rarely found due to the densely packed property of metals. Recently, single crystallography has unraveled for the first time that multi-shell golden cages are formed in large-size thiolate (SR) and alkynl (CCR) protected neutral Au144 nanoclusters, denoted as Au144(SR)60 and Au144(CCR)60. In this study, the origin of the structural stability of golden cage Au144 clusters is studied based on the density functional theory (DFT) energy calculation and energy decomposition analysis (EDA). The formation of hollow cages rather than centre-filled icosahedrons in the Au144 clusters is attributed to the significant Pauli repulsion between the central gold atom and the surrounding metal shell, which leads to the decrease of the averaged formation energy of the clusters. The present study also shows that the Au144 cluster is unique in size. The smaller size clusters Au133 and Au130 and the larger size cluster Au279 both preferred the centre-filled golden icosahedrons, decahedrons or octahedrons.
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- Shiyao Deng
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province 411105, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province 411105, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province 411105, China.
- Foshan Green Intelligent Manufacturing Research Institute of Xiangtan University, Guangdong Province, 5283311, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province 411105, China.
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Li AM, Wang Y, Zavalij PY, Chen YS, Muñoz-Castro A, Eichhorn BW. Contrasting Bonding Extremes in Two [Ge 6] n- Complexes: A Wadian Polyhedron ( n = 2) versus a Hydrocarbon-like 2c-2e Polygermanide ( n = 12). Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14697-14705. [PMID: 34555280 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[Nb(η6-C6H3Me3)2] reacts with ethylenediamine (en) solutions of K4Ge9 in the presence of 18-crown-6 to give [(η6-C6H3Me3)NbHGe6]2- (1) and [(η6-C6H3Me3)NbGe6Nb(η6-C6H3Me3)]2- (2) as their corresponding [K(18-crown-6)]+ salts. The crystalline solids are dark brown, air-sensitive, and sparingly soluble or insoluble in most solvents. The [K(18-crown-6)]+ salts of cluster ions 1 and 2 have been characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, NMR studies, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and electrospray ionization time-of-flight (ESI-TOF) mass spectrometry studies. Cluster ions 1 and 2 have markedly different [Ge6] moieties: an electron-deficient carborane-like subunit in 1 and a two-center, two-electron cyclohexane-like subunit in 2.
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- Ai-Min Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- ChemMatCARS, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Llano Subercaseaux 2801, San Miguel, Santiago Chile
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Huang JH, Si Y, Dong XY, Wang ZY, Liu LY, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Symmetry Breaking of Atomically Precise Fullerene-like Metal Nanoclusters. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:12439-12444. [PMID: 34355894 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Here we report a neutral fullerene-like core-shell homosilver Ag13@Ag20 nanocluster that is fully protected by an achiral bidentate thiolate ligand (9,12-dimercapto-1,2-closo-carborane, C2B10H10S2H2), which crystallizes in centrosymmetric space group R3̅. Continuous Cu doping in the dodecahedral shell first induced symmetry breaking to generate chiral Ag13@Ag20-nCun (6 ≥ n ≥ 2) containing two acetonitrile ligands in space group P212121, and then produced symmetric all-thiolated Ag13@Ag20-nCun (20 ≥ n ≥ 13) in the higher space group Im3̅. The selectively copper-doped Ag13@Ag20-nCun (6 ≥ n ≥ 2) cluster has its structure reorganized to a lower symmetry that shows chiroptical activity. Moreover, structural distortion of Ag13@Ag20-nCun (6 ≥ n ≥ 2) further expanded in chiral R-/S-propylene oxide, which induced a more prominent core-based CD response. This work revealed a novel mechanism of chirality generation at the atomic level through asymmetric shell-doping of metal nanoclusters, which provides new insight into the origin of chirality in inorganic nanostructures.
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- Jia-Hong Huang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.,Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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Schütz M, Gemel C, Klein W, Fischer RA, Fässler TF. Intermetallic phases meet intermetalloid clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:8496-8510. [PMID: 34114586 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00286d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this article intermetalloid clusters of Cu-Zn, Cu-AI, Cu-Sn, and Cu-Pb are discussed. Intermetallic compounds based on these metal combinations are of the Hume-Rothery type with well-defined structures related to the valence electron count of the involved metals. Many Zintl-type and molecular clusters with these metals are known with remarkable structural parallels to the respective solid-state phases. On several examples, this article discusses intermetalloid clusters in terms of their metal core structures and relates them to structural principles in intermetallic solid-state phases. Also the syntheses of such clusters are addressed. Zintl-type and molecular clusters are most generally accessible from organometallic precursor complexes with redox processes between the different metals as an underlying synthesis concept.
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- Max Schütz
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Shu C, Qiao L, Muñoz‐Castro A, Sun Z. [
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2−. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Cong‐Cong Shu
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánicay Materiales Moleculares, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, El Llano Subercaseaux Santiago 2801 Chile
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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Tsukamoto T, Kambe T, Imaoka T, Yamamoto K. Modern cluster design based on experiment and theory. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:338-347. [PMID: 37117837 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00267-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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For decades, chemists have explored cluster compounds according to theoretical models that have proved too simplistic to accurately predict cluster properties, stabilities and functions. By incorporating molecular symmetry into existing cluster models, we can better study real polyatomic molecules and have new guidelines for their design. This symmetry-adapted cluster model allows us to discover substances that shatter the conventional notion of clusters. Theoretical predictors will point to the viability of new clusters, whose syntheses can be realized with parallel advances in experimental methods. This Perspective describes these modern experimental and theoretical strategies for cluster design and how they may give rise to new fields in cluster chemistry.
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Kenzler S, Schnepf A. Metalloid gold clusters - past, current and future aspects. Chem Sci 2021; 12:3116-3129. [PMID: 34164079 PMCID: PMC8179421 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05797e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gold chemistry and the synthesis of colloidal gold have always caught the attention of scientists. While Faraday was investigating the physical properties of colloidal gold in 1857 without probably knowing anything about the exact structure of the molecules, 150 years later the working group of Kornberg synthesized the first structurally characterized multi-shell metalloid gold cluster with more than 100 Au atoms, Au102(SR)44. After this ground-breaking result, many smaller and bigger metalloid gold clusters have been discovered to gain a better understanding of the formation process and the physical properties. In this review, first of all, a general overview of past investigations is given, leading to metalloid gold clusters with staple motifs in the ligand shell, highlighting structural differences in the cores of these clusters. Afterwards, the influence of the synthetic procedure on the outcome of the reactions is discussed, focusing on recent results from our group. Thereby, newly found structural motifs are taken into account and compared to the existing ones. Finally, a short outlook on possible subsequent reactions of these metalloid gold clusters is given.
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- Sebastian Kenzler
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 D-72076 Tübingen Germany +49-7071-28-2436 +49-7071-29-76635
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 D-72076 Tübingen Germany +49-7071-28-2436 +49-7071-29-76635
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Semenov SG, Bedrina ME, Klemeshev VA, Titov AV. Quantum Chemical Study of X@BikPbm, BikPbm∙X, X@SbkSnm, and SbkSnm∙X Clusters. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363221020134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Jijun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Center for Informatics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH-91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, U. P., India
- Dr. Vijay Kumar Foundation, 1969 Sector 4, Gurgaon 122001, Haryana, India
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Chen S, Li Z, Yuan B, Lin L, Whangbo MH, Xu L. Aggregation of Polybismuthide Anions in a Single Compound Using +Rh-CO Units: Heterometallic Cluster Ions [Rh@Bi10(RhCO)6]3– and [Rh@Bi9(RhCO)5]3–. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:10628-10633. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shan Chen
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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Zhang JX, Sheong FK, Lin Z. Superatomic Ligand-Field Splitting in Ligated Gold Nanoclusters. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:8864-8870. [PMID: 32538629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gold nanoclusters are attractive because of their electronic and optical properties. Many theoretical models have been proposed to explain their electronic structures through an electron-counting approach. However, subtle features may not be well explained by electron-counting rules. In this work, we have discovered a unique example of ligand-controlled skeletal bonding in two recently reported gold nanoclusters with very similar compositions and geometries. We have shown that the superatomic orbitals of the common kernel of the two clusters undergo different ligand-field splitting because of the different ligand-field strengths in the two clusters. Such a difference is clearly revealed by constructing the Jellium orbitals via an orbital alignment process, and a subsequent localization of the Jellium orbitals allows us to obtain localized bonding models. Finally, on the basis of localized bonding models, we predict the existence of a ligated gold cluster with a [Au32]4+ kernel.
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- Jing-Xuan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong China.,Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
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A Keplerian Ag 90 nest of Platonic and Archimedean polyhedra in different symmetry groups. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3316. [PMID: 32620807 PMCID: PMC7335041 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17198-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Polyhedra are ubiquitous in chemistry, biology, mathematics and other disciplines. Coordination-driven self-assembly has created molecules mimicking Platonic, Archimedean and even Goldberg polyhedra, however, nesting multiple polyhedra in one cluster is challenging, not only for synthesis but also for determining the alignment of the polyhedra. Here, we synthesize a nested Ag90 nanocluster under solvothermal condition. This pseudo-Th symmetric Ag90 ball contains three concentric Ag polyhedra with apparently incompatible symmetry. Specifically, the inner (Ag6) and middle (Ag24) shells are octahedral (Oh), an octahedron (a Platonic solid with six 3.3.3.3 vertices) and a truncated octahedron (an Archimedean solid with twenty-four 4.6.6 vertices), whereas the outer (Ag60) shell is icosahedral (Ih), a rhombicosidodecahedron (an Archimedean solid with sixty 3.4.5.4 vertices). The Ag90 nanocluster solves the apparent incompatibility with the most symmetric arrangement of 2- and 3-fold rotational axes, similar to the arrangement in the model called Kepler’s Kosmos, devised by the mathematician John Conway. Nested polyhedra are compelling but incredibly complex synthetic targets in cluster chemistry. Here, the authors synthesize a Ag90 nanocluster comprising three concentric polyhedra with apparently incompatible octahedral (Oh) and icosahedral (Ih) symmetry, a mathematical oddity that is solved by the shells’ symmetric arrangement around rotational 2- and 3-fold axes.
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Kulichenko M, Fedik N, Boldyrev A, Muñoz‐Castro A. Expansion of Magnetic Aromaticity Criteria to Multilayer Structures: Magnetic Response and Spherical Aromaticity of Matryoshka‐Like Cluster [Sn@Cu
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@Sn
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12−. Chemistry 2020; 26:2263-2268. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Maksim Kulichenko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Autonoma de Chile El Llano Subercaseaux 2801 Santiago Chile
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Li AM, Wang Y, Zavalij PY, Chen F, Muñoz-Castro A, Eichhorn BW. [Cp*RuPb11]3− and [Cu@Cp*RuPb11]2−: centered and non-centered transition-metal substituted zintl icosahedra. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10859-10862. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03656k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cluster anions [Cp*RuPb11]3− (1) and [Cu@Cp*RuPb11]2− (2) represent the first vertex-substituted zintl icosahedra and 1 is the first non-centered zintl icosahedron isolated in the condensed phase.
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- Ai-Min Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares
- Facultad de Ingeniería
- Universidad Autonoma de Chile
- Llano Subercaseaux 2801
- San Miguel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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Wang Q, Halet JF, Kahlal S, Muñoz-Castro A, Saillard JY. Electron count and electronic structure of bare icosahedral Au 32and Au 33ionic nanoclusters and ligated derivatives. Stable models with intermediate superatomic shell fillings. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:20751-20757. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03735d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The Au32icosahedral cage can adapt its shape to several electron counts.
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- Qi Wang
- Univ Rennes
- CNRS
- ISCR-UMR 6226
- F-35000 Rennes
- France
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- Univ Rennes
- CNRS
- ISCR-UMR 6226
- F-35000 Rennes
- France
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares
- Facultad de Ingenieria
- Universidad Autonoma de Chile
- Santiago
- Chile
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van IJzendoorn B, Mehta M. Frontiers in the solution-phase chemistry of homoatomic group 15 Zintl clusters. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:14758-14765. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02890h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Recent developments in the solution-phase chemistry of polypnictogen Zintl cluster are discussed, including the preparation of new clusters, wet synthetic methods, and their subsequent small molecule activations.
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Manchester
- Manchester
- UK
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Synthesis of novel Cl2Co4L6 clusterusing 1-hydroxymethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole (LH) ligand: Crystal structure, spectral, thermal, Hirschfeld surface analysis and catalytic oxidation evaluation. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.126995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kang X, Hu H, Wu Z, Wang J, Cheng P, Li J, Zhao B. An Ultrastable Matryoshka [Hf
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] Nanocluster as a Luminescent Sensor for Concentrated Alkali and Acid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16610-16616. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Xiao‐Min Kang
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Kang X, Hu H, Wu Z, Wang J, Cheng P, Li J, Zhao B. An Ultrastable Matryoshka [Hf
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] Nanocluster as a Luminescent Sensor for Concentrated Alkali and Acid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Xiao‐Min Kang
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Witzel BJL, Klein W, Dums JV, Boyko M, Fässler TF. Metallo‐Käfige für Metall‐Anionen: Hochgeladene [Co@Ge
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‐ Anionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Benedikt J. L. Witzel
- Department Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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- Department Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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- Department Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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- Department Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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- Department Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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Witzel BJL, Klein W, Dums JV, Boyko M, Fässler TF. Metallocages for Metal Anions: Highly Charged [Co@Ge 9 ] 5- and [Ru@Sn 9 ] 6- Clusters Featuring Spherically Encapsulated Co 1- and Ru 2- Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12908-12913. [PMID: 31298780 PMCID: PMC6771791 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Endohedral clusters count as molecular models for intermetallic compounds-a class of compounds in which bonding principles are scarcely understood. Herein we report soluble cluster anions with the highest charges on a single cluster to date. The clusters reflect the close analogy between intermetalloid clusters and corresponding coordination polyhedra in intermetallic compounds. We now establish Raman spectroscopy as a reliable probe to assign for the first time the presence of discrete, endohedrally filled clusters in intermetallic phases. The ternary precursor alloys with nominal compositions "K5 Co1.2 Ge9 " and "K4 Ru3 Sn7 " exhibit characteristic bonding modes originating from metal atoms in the center of polyhedral clusters, thus revealing that filled clusters are present in these alloys. We report also on the structural characterization of [Co@Ge9 ]5- (1a) and [Ru@Sn9 ]6- (2a) obtained from solutions of the respective alloys.
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- Benedikt J. L. Witzel
- Department ChemieTechnische Universität MünchenLichtenbergstrasse 485747GarchingGermany
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- Department ChemieTechnische Universität MünchenLichtenbergstrasse 485747GarchingGermany
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- Department ChemieTechnische Universität MünchenLichtenbergstrasse 485747GarchingGermany
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- Department ChemieTechnische Universität MünchenLichtenbergstrasse 485747GarchingGermany
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- Department ChemieTechnische Universität MünchenLichtenbergstrasse 485747GarchingGermany
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Wilson RJ, Lichtenberger N, Weinert B, Dehnen S. Intermetalloid and Heterometallic Clusters Combining p-Block (Semi)Metals with d- or f-Block Metals. Chem Rev 2019; 119:8506-8554. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robert J. Wilson
- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Liu C, Tkachenko NV, Popov IA, Fedik N, Min X, Xu C, Li J, McGrady JE, Boldyrev AI, Sun Z. Structure and Bonding in [Sb@In
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5−. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8367-8371. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Chao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications Centre for Rare earth and inorganic functional materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 5625 Renmin Street Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications Centre for Rare earth and inorganic functional materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 5625 Renmin Street Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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Liu C, Tkachenko NV, Popov IA, Fedik N, Min X, Xu C, Li J, McGrady JE, Boldyrev AI, Sun Z. Structure and Bonding in [Sb@In
8
Sb
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]
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and [Sb@In
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]
5−. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201904109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Chao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications Centre for Rare earth and inorganic functional materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 5625 Renmin Street Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications Centre for Rare earth and inorganic functional materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 5625 Renmin Street Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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Ogun E, Esenturk O, Esenturk EN. Optical and vibrational properties of nickel integrated germanium Zintl ion clusters. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Liu C, Jin X, Li LJ, Xu J, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. Synthesis and structure of a family of rhodium polystannide clusters [Rh@Sn 10] 3-, [Rh@Sn 12] 3-, [Rh 2@Sn 17] 6- and the first triply-fused stannide, [Rh 3@Sn 24] 5. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4394-4401. [PMID: 31057766 PMCID: PMC6472436 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03948h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Through relatively subtle changes in reaction conditions, we have been able to isolate four distinct Rh/Sn cluster compounds, [Rh@Sn10]3-, [Rh@Sn12]3-, [Rh2@Sn17]6- and [Rh3@Sn24]5-, from the reaction of K4Sn9 with [(COE)2Rh(μ-Cl)]2(COE = cyclooctene). The last of these has a hitherto unknown molecular topology, an edge-fused polyhedron containing three Rh@Sn10 subunits, and represents the largest endohedral Group 14 Zintl cluster yet to have been isolated from solution. DFT has been used to place these new species in the context of known cluster chemistry. ESI-MS experiments on the reaction mixtures reveal the ubiquitous presence of {RhSn8} fragments that may play a role in cluster growth.
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- Chao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials , Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications , Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials , State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , China . ; http://zhongmingsun.weebly.com
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 5625 Renmin Street , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QR , UK .
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering , Changchun University of Science & Technology , Changchun 130022 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials , Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications , Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials , State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , China . ; http://zhongmingsun.weebly.com
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QR , UK .
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials , Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications , Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials , State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , China . ; http://zhongmingsun.weebly.com
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 5625 Renmin Street , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China .
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Wilson RJ, Weinert B, Dehnen S. Recent developments in Zintl cluster chemistry. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:14861-14869. [PMID: 30239543 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03174f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zintl anions have been known for more than a century and were studied systematically by Eduard Zintl in the 1930s. Since then, they have been investigated for their interesting structures, bonding, and physical properties - in solid Zintl phases, in solvate salts, and in solution. While their popularity remained limited for several decades, Zintl ion chemistry has recently experienced a renaissance as a result of breakthroughs regarding their modifications into multinary anions that include transition metal atoms, their organic derivatization, and their oxidative linkage. A plethora of reports from the past two decades - demonstrating the ever growing variety of Zintl ion chemistry - have been since summarized in several review articles. Herein, we intend to present the most recent developments, which also shed light on Zintl anions and clusters as useful precursors for materials development, as illustrated by one recent example.
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- Robert J Wilson
- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Liu C, Li LJ, Popov IA, Wilson RJ, Xu CQ, Li J, Boldyrev AI, Sun ZM. Symmetry Reduction upon Size Mismatch: The Non-Icosahedral Intermetalloid Cluster [Co@Ge12
]3−. CHINESE J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201800434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Center of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials; Nankai University; Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering; Changchun University of Science & Technology; Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Utah State University; 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW); Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein- Straße, 35043, Marburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Utah State University; 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Center of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials; Nankai University; Tianjin 300350 China
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Yang QZ, Zheng MJ, Zou HH, Wang HL, Liu DC, Liu YC, Liang FP. Structure and Magnetic Properties of a 3d–4f-Doped Hexagonal Heterometallic Cluster. J CLUST SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-018-1455-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mayer K, Weßing J, Fässler TF, Fischer RA. Intermetalloid Clusters: Molecules and Solids in a Dialogue. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14372-14393. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Kerstin Mayer
- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus on Novel Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technical University of Munich; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Technical University of Munich; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85748 Garching Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus on Novel Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technical University of Munich; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Technical University of Munich; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85748 Garching Germany
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Mayer K, Weßing J, Fässler TF, Fischer RA. Intermetalloide Cluster: Moleküle und Festkörper im Dialog. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201805897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kerstin Mayer
- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie mit Schwerpunkt Neue Materialien; Department Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische und Metallorganische Chemie; Department Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie mit Schwerpunkt Neue Materialien; Department Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85747 Garching Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische und Metallorganische Chemie; Department Chemie; Technische Universität München; Lichtenbergstr. 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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A Family of
$$\left\{ {{\text{Ni}}^{\text{II}}_{2} {\text{Ln}}^{\text{III}}_{2} } \right\}$$
Ni
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Butterfly Complexes: Lanthanide Contraction Effect on the Structures Magnetic Properties. J CLUST SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-018-1447-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lichtenberger N, Franzke YJ, Massa W, Weigend F, Dehnen S. The Identity of “Ternary” A/Tl/Pb or K/Tl/Bi Solid Mixtures and Binary Zintl Anions Isolated From Their Solutions. Chemistry 2018; 24:12022-12030. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Niels Lichtenberger
- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für MaterialwissenschaftenPhilipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute of Physical Chemistry Kaiserstraße 12 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für MaterialwissenschaftenPhilipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute of Nanotechnology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für MaterialwissenschaftenPhilipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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Jena P, Sun Q. Super Atomic Clusters: Design Rules and Potential for Building Blocks of Materials. Chem Rev 2018; 118:5755-5870. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Puru Jena
- Physics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284-2000, United States
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- Physics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284-2000, United States
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Liu C, Li LJ, Jin X, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. Reactivity Studies of [Co@Sn9]4– with Transition Metal Reagents: Bottom-Up Synthesis of Ternary Functionalized Zintl Clusters. Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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