Substitution of Co(2+) ions into CdS-based molecular clusters

Swamy Pittala; Michael J Mortelliti; Fumitoshi Kato; Kevin R Kittilstved

doi:10.1039/c5cc06138e

Substitution of Co(2+) ions into CdS-based molecular clusters

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Dec 14;51(96):17096-9. doi: 10.1039/c5cc06138e.

Authors

Swamy Pittala¹, Michael J Mortelliti¹, Fumitoshi Kato¹, Kevin R Kittilstved¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 122 Lederle GRC, 710 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. kittilstved@chem.umass.edu.

PMID: 26451710
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06138e

Abstract

We report on the metal ion exchange between Co(2+) and CdS-based molecular clusters. These studies demonstrate that exchange into the smaller [Cd4(SPh)10](2-) clusters is facile compared to the larger [Cd10S4(SPh)16](4-) and [Cd17S4(SPh)28](2-) clusters. This trend correlates with the rate of benzenethiolate interconversion and μ-S(2-) and μ-SPh(-) content among the clusters.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.