ISSN:
0570-0833
Keywords:
Ligand-free metal clusters
;
Cluster compounds
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Recent advances in the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of ligand-free metal clusters immobilized in cryogenic rare gas matrices have contributed greatly to the understanding of electronic, geometric, dynamic, and chemical bonding properties of a wide range of uni- and bimetallic clusters as a function of nuclearity and metal type. The knowledge accumulated on molecular metal aggregates devoid of ligands and isolated on various supports will form an important data base for gauging the reliability of quantum chemical calculations on metal clusters, as well as for comprehending certain aspects of chemisorption on, and catalysis by, supported metal clusters. It can be envisaged that information on ligand-free metal clusters entrapped in a wide range of matrix environments in conjunction with the data for these same metal clusters in the gas phase and in molecular beams will probably contribute towards understanding metal-support interactions and to the designed synthesis of a new breed of high-technology heterogeneous catalysts in the not too distant future.
Additional Material:
16 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.198306741
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