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Cover Picture: Extending The Reaction Landscape of the {Pt(μ‐S) 2 Pt} Core: From Metal Centers to Non‐Metallic Electrophiles (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 18/2004)
Author(s) -
GonzálezDuarte Pilar,
Lledós Agustí,
MasBallesté Rubén
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200490036
Subject(s) - chemistry , nucleophile , electrophile , cover (algebra) , metal , flexibility (engineering) , sulfide , core (optical fiber) , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , materials science
The cover picture shows a butterfly mimicking the main features of compounds [L 2 Pt(ν‐S) 2 PtL 2 ] (L 2 = phosphane). Its flight simulates the flexibility of the {Pt(ν‐S) 2 Pt} core about the S−S axis; its body represents the strongly nucleophilic sulfide ligands and the wings the {PtL 2 } fragments. Exploration of the reactivity of the butterfly compounds has revealed an exceptionally rich and diverse chemistry. Details are discussed in the Microreview by P. Gonzalez‐Duarte et al. on p. 3585 ff., who acknowledge Victor Sarto i Monteys for the butterfly picture (V. S. i M. holds the copyright).