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From Simple Chalcogenidotetrelate Precursors to Complex Structures and Functional Compounds
Author(s) -
Heine Johanna,
Dehnen Stefanie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.201200319
Subject(s) - chalcogen , simple (philosophy) , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , coordination complex , transition metal , computational chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical physics , metal , crystallography , organic chemistry , catalysis , philosophy , epistemology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Chalcogenidotetrelates show a rich and complex chemistry encompassing intricate structures and useful materials. A step‐wise coordination chemistry approach allows the sequential formation of multinary M/T/E anions (M = transition metal, T = tetrel, E = chalcogen) from simple T/E building blocks in solution. This way, a range of compounds displaying different structure types of molecular as well as extended multinary anions were obtained. To allow for even further variety, the approach can be extended to organo‐functionalized chalcogenidotetrelates. Here, the organic shell of the inorganic cages plays a decisive role in reactivity and resulting structures. The formation structures and properties of these compounds will be discussed in detail in this perspective article.