Iron-based trinuclear metal-organic nanostructures on a surface with local charge accumulation.

ABSTRACT: Coordination chemistry relies on harnessing active metal sites within organic matrices. Polynuclear complexes-where organic ligands bind to several metal atoms-are relevant due to their electronic/magnetic properties and potential for functional reactivity pathways. However, their synthesis remains challenging; few geometries and configurations have been achieved. Here, we synthesise-via supramolecular chemistry on a noble metal surface-one-dimensional metal-organic nanostructures composed of terpyridine (tpy)-based molecules coordinated with well-defined polynuclear iron clusters. Combining low-temperature scanning probe microscopy and density functional theory, we demonstrate that the coordination motif consists of coplanar tpy's linked via a quasi-linear tri-iron node in a mixed (positi

SUBMITTER: Krull C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086834 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature