Publications by authors named "Yakov M Gaifulin"
Inorg Chem
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- This research introduces the first heterometallic octahedral cluster complexes made from both 5d (tungsten) and 3d (iron) metals.
- The main focus is on a compound called (TBA)[FeWBr], which shows selective reactions at the iron site when different solvents are applied.
- The study also reveals various anions related to {FeW}, characterizes them through X-ray diffraction, examines their redox properties, and contrasts the bonding between Fe and W with bonds in other metal clusters using theoretical calculations.
Article Synopsis
- Niobium typically doesn't form cluster chalcogenide compounds like other group 6 and 7 metals, but this study successfully created niobium-containing clusters based on {ReNb(μ-S)} and {ReNb(μ-Se)} cores.
- The synthesis involved high-temperature reactions of rhenium and niobium dichalcogenides in a KCN melt, resulting in 1D polymers that mirror the structure of known heterometallic clusters.
- The new clusters were analyzed for their structure and properties using various techniques, revealing significant electrochemical activity with the ability to undergo reversible redox transitions, and showing a notable trend in redox potentials based on their cluster composition.
