Stepwise Assembly of an Electroactive Framework from a Co S Superatomic Metalloligand and Cuprous Iodide Building Units.

Invited for the cover of this issue is Christopher Bejger and co-workers at UNC Charlotte, Columbia University, and Donghua University. The image depicts a pair of star clusters in the constellation Perseus as the structure of two metal clusters in the reported framework. Read the full text of the article at 10.

Stepwise Assembly of an Electroactive Framework from a Co S Superatomic Metalloligand and Cuprous Iodide Building Units.

The design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that incorporate more than one metal cluster constituent is a challenging task. Conventional one-pot reaction protocols require judicious selection of ligand and metal ion precursors, yet remain unpredictable. Stable, preformed nanoclusters, with ligand shells that can undergo additional coordination-driven reactions, provide a platform for assembling multi-cluster solids with precision.