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3 - Transition-metal clusters: geometric and electronic structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2010

Thomas Fehlner ,
Jean-Francois Halet  and
Jean-Yves Saillard
Thomas Fehlner
Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Jean-Francois Halet
Affiliation:
Université de Rennes I, France
Jean-Yves Saillard
Affiliation:
Université de Rennes I, France
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Summary

To a large extent, we expect the cluster bonding principles established for main-group clusters in Chapter 2 to carry over to transition-metal clusters. However, the AO basis sets for building MOs differ for transition metals which means that the expression of the cluster bonding principles in geometric and electronic structure will also differ. That is, the observed cluster compositions and shapes differ and these differences can be associated with the participation of the metal d functions in cluster bonding. The d functions are the “wild cards” that make transition-metal chemistry so interestingly different from main-group chemistry. In writing Chapter 3 we have assumed that the reader has a basic understanding of the principles of cluster bonding as expressed by p-block clusters (Chapter 2). Emphasis here is placed on the varied expression of d-block metal character within a cluster context. A number of monographs on metal clusters are suggested at the end of this chapter as additional reading for those interested in pursuing a topic in more depth.

Three-connect clusters

Main-group clusters that exhibit three-connect shapes can often be described using localized two-center bonds. What is the situation for metal clusters?

Localized two-center bonds

Two-center–two-electron bonding and the eight-electron rule adequately rationalize three-connect clusters like P4; hence, we expect the 18-electron rule to suffice for three-connect transition-metal clusters like tetrahedral Ir4(CO)12 (Figure 3.1) with 12 terminal carbonyl ligands. Indeed it does.

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Molecular Clusters
A Bridge to Solid-State Chemistry
 , pp. 85 - 138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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Cotton, F. A. and Haas, T. E. (1964). Inorg. Chem., 3, 10.CrossRef
Wade, K. (1976). Adv. Inorg. Chem. and Radiochem., 18, 1.CrossRef
Chisholm, M. C., Clark, D. L., Hampden-Smith, M. J. and Hoffman, D. H. (1989). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 28, 432.CrossRef
Hughbanks, T. (1989). Prog. Solid St. Chem., 19, 329.CrossRef
Welch, E. J., Crawford, N. R. M., Bergman, R. G. and Long, J. R. (2003). J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 11464.CrossRef
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Chini, P. (1980). J. Organomet. Chem., 200, 37.CrossRef
Klabunde, K. J. (Ed.) (2001). Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry. New York: John Wiley.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Mingos, D. M. P. and Johnston, R. L. (1987). Structure and Bonding, 68, 29.
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Schmid, G. (1992). Chem Rev, 92, 1709.CrossRef
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Klabunde, K. J. (1994). Free Atoms, Clusters and Nanoscale Particles. New York: Academic Press.Google Scholar
Schmid, G. (2004). Nanoparticles. From Theory to Application. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.Google Scholar
Ozin, G. A. and Arsenault, A. C. (2005). Nanochemistry. A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry.Google Scholar

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