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Title: Molecular Supertetrahedron Decorated with Exposed Sulfonate Groups Built from Mixed-Valence Tetranuclear Fe[subscript 3 superscript 3+]Fe[superscript 2+]([mu subscript 3]-Ο)([mu subscript 3]-SO[subscript 4])[subscript 3](−CO[subscript 2])[subscript 3] Clusters

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic901145d· OSTI ID:1005952

We present the synthesis and characterization of a novel metal-organic molecular solid using the ligand 4,8-disulfonaphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid. The solid features a sulfonated, isolated supertetrahedra, [Fe{sub 16}O{sub 4}(SO{sub 4}){sub 12}(L2){sub 6}], built from mixed-valence [Fe{sub 3}{sup 3+}Fe{sup 2+}({mu}{sub 3}-O)({mu}{sub 3}-SO{sub 4}){sub 3}(-CO{sub 2}){sub 3}] clusters.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1005952
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem., Vol. 48, Issue (21) ; 2009; ISSN 0020-1669
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH