Properly designed metal clusters can accurately emulate features of heterogeneous catalyst active sites, while providing the structural uniformity and tunability of canonical coodination complexes. However, clusters commonly lack well-defined modular syntheses, which in turn limits their study and application. Herein, a method for the rational synthesis of heterometallic clusters is described. Leveraging the appropriate precursors, metal-metal salt metatheses afford synthetic access to bi-, tri-, and tetrametallic motifs, featuring unsupported metal-metal bonding. The ability to tune the morphology and metal content of these clusters facilitates studies of redox properties, electronic structure, and reactivity.

Rational multimetallic cluster design

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