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Molecular Machines: Molecular Structure of [( p ‐Tol 3 P) 10 Au 13 Ag 12 Cl 8 ](PF 7 )—a Cluster with a Biicosahedral Rotorlike Metal Core and an Unusual Arrangement of Bridging Ligands
Author(s) -
Teo Boon K.,
Zhang Hong
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199204451
Subject(s) - crystallography , realization (probability) , vertex (graph theory) , chemistry , physics , combinatorics , mathematics , graph , statistics
The construction of a molecular rotor from clusters is the fascinating goal which is now a step closer to realization with the synthesis of the title compound 1 . The cation of 1 has an M 25 metal framework, composed of two vertex‐sharing, Au‐centered icosahedra (picture right). Isn't this structure a snapshot of a rotor in motion?