Solvent-controlled synthesis of an Al12-oxo molecular ring and Al24-oxo truncated metallo-cube
Ying Zou, Wei Lv, Zhen‐Zhen Xue, Jinhua Li, Xiao‐Yu Li, Guo‐Ming Wang
Abstract
A highly symmetric Al24 cluster with truncated metallo-cube structure is reported. As one of 13 Archimedean polyhedra, Al24 is composed of eight Al 3 triangles and six Al 8 octagons. And the regulation from ringy Al12 to Al24 metallocage is realized.
Topics & Concepts
Cube (algebra)PolyhedronRing (chemistry)CrystallographySolventCluster (spacecraft)ChemistryCombinatoricsStereochemistryMathematicsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryProgramming languageMagnetism in coordination complexesNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures