Heterometallic Molecular and Ionic Isomers.

ABSTRACT: Numerous descriptions of structural isomerism in metal complexes do not list any molecular vs ionic isomers. At the same time, one of the most striking examples of structural isomerism in organic chemistry is molecular urea, which has the same atomic composition as the chemically distinct ionic ammonium cyanate. This iconic organic couple now meets its inorganic heterometallic counterpart. We introduce a new class of structural isomers, molecular vs ionic, that can be consummated in complex and coordinatively unsaturated polynuclear/heterometallic compounds. We report inorganic molecular and ionic isomers of the composition [NaCrFe (acac)₃(hfac)₃] (acac = acetylacetonate; hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate). Heterometallic molecular [Cr^III(acac)₃-N

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11483736 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature