A new class of supramolecular tetrahedral metal-ligand clusters has been prepared by using rigid, 3-fold symmetric phosphine ligands and coinage metals. These clusters have several unusual features, including: being comprised of metal-phosphine bonds, utilizing group 11 coinage metals, modulation of composition/charge by employing of different counter anions, and formation an isostructural series over an entire group of the periodic table. The clusters have been carefully examined by a range of characterization methods, including single x-ray crystallography, 1H/31P NMR and ESI-MS analysis. Related studies on other supramolecular metal-phosphine clusters will also be presented.

Supramolecular assemblies of phosphines and coinage metals

244th National Meeting (2012)

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