A Dynamic Silver(I) Nanocluster Holds Together a 3 × 3 Self-Assembled Grid.

ABSTRACT: Metal ions with well-defined coordination geometries can serve as fixed joints within self-assembled architectures, defining the relative orientations of ligands within higher-order superstructures. The exchange of ligands and metal ions between different positions is slow, involving disruption or distortion. Here we report a series of Ag^I₁₂X₄L₆ 3 × 3 metal-organic grid-like structures, where the core Ag^I₁₂X₄ nanocluster is in dynamic motion, with Ag^I ions moving between different binding sites, with concomitant conformational changes of the organic ligands, which continue to occupy well-defined positions nevertheless. The identity of the incorporated halide anion governs the activation barrier for silv

SUBMITTER: Heard AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12395403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature