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Heterodimetallic Chalcogen‐Bridged Cubane‐Type Clusters of Molybdenum and Tungsten Containing First‐Row Transition Metals
Author(s) -
Llusar Rosa,
Uriel Santiago
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200390164
Subject(s) - chemistry , molybdenum , chalcogen , transition metal , tungsten , trimer , cubane , cluster (spacecraft) , catalysis , supramolecular chemistry , crystallography , chalcogenide , cluster chemistry , nanotechnology , metal , crystal structure , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , dimer , materials science , computer science , programming language
Transition metal cluster chalcogenides with cubane‐type structures are relevant to our understanding of several industrial and biological catalytic processes. Recent advances in cluster chemistry owe much to the development of rational synthetic approaches, an aspect that is emphasised in this review which focuses on cuboidal clusters of molybdenum and tungsten (M) with M 2 M′ 2 S 4 and M 3 M′Q 4 (Q = S, Se) central units that incorporate a first‐row transition metal atom (M′). Special attention has been paid to the non‐aqueous chemistry of these compounds. The structural features of these complexes are discussed in relation to their electronic structures within the framework of molecular orbital theory, spectroscopic, magnetic and electrochemical experimental data. Finally, the importance of these clusters in catalysis, nonlinear optics and in the formation of supramolecular adducts is discussed. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)