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Complete Structural Characterization by Ab Initio X‐Ray Powder Diffraction of [{Re( μ ‐H)(CO) 4 } n ] and [{Re( μ ‐H)(CO) 4 } 6 ], Inorganic Analogues of Polyethylene and Cyclohexane
Author(s) -
Masciocchi Norberto,
D'Alfonso Giuseppe,
Garavaglia Luca,
Sironi Angelo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20001215)39:24<4477::aid-anie4477>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - cyclohexane , ab initio , powder diffraction , characterization (materials science) , x ray , crystallography , diffraction , x ray crystallography , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , physics , optics
The combination of lattice‐constrained molecular mechanics and ab initio X‐ray powder diffraction methods has enabled the full characterization of two novel members of the [{ReH(CO) 4 } n ] family (the structure of [Re 6 ( μ ‐H) 6 (CO) 24 ] is depicted), thus demonstrating the existence of a unique series of inorganic analogues of (CH 2 ) n , ranging from “ethylene” to “polyethylene”.