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Heavy chalcogenide-transition metal clusters as coordination polymer nodes

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: While metal-oxygen clusters are widely used as secondary building units in the construction of coordination polymers or metal-organic frameworks, multimetallic nodes with heavier chalcogenide atoms (S, Se, and Te) are comparatively untapped. The lower electronegativity of heavy chalcogenides means that transition metal clusters of these elements generally exhibit enhanced coupling, delocalization, and redox-flexibility. Leveraging these features in coordination polymers provides these materials with extraordinary properties in catalysis, conductivity, magnetism, and photoactivity. In this perspective, we summarize common transition metal heavy chalcogenide building blocks including polynuclear metal nodes with organothiolate/selenolate or anionic heavy chalcogenide atoms. Based on recent discoveries, we also outline potential challenges and opportunities for applications in this field.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03429k

Authors: Jiaze Xie, Lei Wang, John S. Anderson

Institution: University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences

Awards: G1673814530, QUANTUM COMPUTING ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR COHERENT AND STRONGLY CORRELATED CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, QUANTUM COMPUTING ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR COHERENT AND STRONGLY CORRELATED CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, G5217248309