Open AccessMetal Assisted Synthesis of Cationic Sulfidobismuth Cubanes in Ionic Liquids
Author(s) -
Knies Maximilian,
Groh Matthias F.,
Pietsch Tobias,
Lê Anh Mai,
Ruck Michael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistryopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2191-1363
DOI - 10.1002/open.202100010
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , chemistry , cationic polymerization , cover (algebra) , ionic bonding , metal , noble metal , polymer chemistry , metal ions in aqueous solution , center (category theory) , ion , nanotechnology , polymer science , organic chemistry , crystallography , materials science , catalysis , mechanical engineering , engineering
Invited for this month's cover is the group of Michael Ruck at the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany). The cover picture shows the spiro ‐dicubane Bi 7 S 8 5+ in the center, accompanied by two Bi 4 S 4 4+ hetero‐cubanes on both sides, which are shown along their threefold axis. These sulfidobismuth polycations were isolated in salts with [AlCl 4 ] – and [S(AlCl 3 ) 3 ] 2– anions. The starting material was Bi 2 S 3 , which is generally hard to dissolve but can easily be activated under ionothermal conditions. Moreover, the presence of noble metal ions, such as Ag + , Au + or Pt 2+ , played a crucial role for the formation of those compounds. This research was performed in the framework of the Priority Program SPP 1708 “Material Synthesis Near Room Temperature” of the German Research Council (DFG). Read the full text of their Full Paper at 10.1002/open.202000246.