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We present the synthesis, structure, and electrochemistry of K 3 [Mo 2 (SNO5) 4 Cl] 3 [Mo 2 (SNO5) 4 ] ( 1 , HSNO5 = monothiosuccinimide), the first example of a heterometallic extended metal atom node (HEMAN). The HEMAN consists of two perpendicular, intersecting lines of metal atoms formed by three [Mo 2 (SNO5) 4 Cl] − units and one [Mo 2 (SNO5) 4 ] unit tethered together by K + ions.
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Mixed-anion chalcogenide-halide semiconductors A 2 BaTaS 4 Cl (A = K, Rb, Cs) and K 2 BaNbS 4 Cl
- Award ID(s):
- 2413680
- PAR ID:
- 10685141
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Dalton Transactions
- Volume:
- 54
- Issue:
- 36
- ISSN:
- 1477-9226
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 13588 to 13597
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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