[60]fullerene--metal cluster complexes: novel bonding modes and electronic communication

Kwangyeol Lee; Hyunjoon Song; Joon T Park

doi:10.1021/ar020149a

[60]fullerene--metal cluster complexes: novel bonding modes and electronic communication

Acc Chem Res. 2003 Jan;36(1):78-86. doi: 10.1021/ar020149a.

Authors

Kwangyeol Lee¹, Hyunjoon Song, Joon T Park

Affiliation

¹ National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and School of Molecular Science (BK 21), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea.

PMID: 12534307
DOI: 10.1021/ar020149a

Abstract

[60]Fullerene can bind a variety of metal clusters via eta(2)-C(60), mu-eta(2):eta(2)-C(60), and mu(3)-eta(2):eta(2):eta(2)-C(60) pi-type bonding modes. Multiple C(60) additions to a single cluster core have also been demonstrated. Modification of the coordination sphere of cluster moieties has resulted in novel transformation of the coordination mode of the C(60) ligand between pi and sigma (mu(3)-eta(1):eta(1):eta(2)-C(60) and mu(3)-eta(1):eta(2):eta(1)-C(60)) types as well as reversible interconversion between mu(3)-eta(2):eta(2):eta(2)-C(60) and mu-eta(2):eta(2)-C(60). The mu(3)-eta(2):eta(2):eta(2)-C(60) metal cluster complexes show remarkable electrochemical stability and an unusually strong electronic communication between C(60) and metal cluster centers.