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A solution and solid state study of niobium complexes University of ...

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Chapter 2<br />

(a) (b)<br />

Figure 2.10: Structures <strong>of</strong> a) [Nb2(µ-S2)2(acac)4] <strong>and</strong> b) [Nb2(µ-S2)(acac)4].<br />

2.6.4.2 [Sr2Nb2O(thd)3(OEt)9(EtOH)3] <strong>and</strong> [Sr2Nb2O(thd)3(O n Pr)9( n PrOH)3]<br />

A paper following the structural transformations <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> individual<br />

single-source precursors on microhydrolysis <strong>and</strong> traced structural principles in<br />

the formation <strong>of</strong> oligonuclear oxo-alkoxide “clusters” was published in 2008 by<br />

Seisenbaeva et al. 69 The structures <strong>of</strong> these products result from a<br />

thermodynamically driven self-assembly <strong>of</strong> metal cations <strong>and</strong> lig<strong>and</strong>s directed<br />

towards the most densely packed cores. The ratio between the metal cations<br />

<strong>and</strong> the cations to bidentate heterolig<strong>and</strong>s, can simply be changed to alter the<br />

packing density. The objective was to investigate the heteroleptic metal<br />

alkoxide oxcoclusters as molecular models for the sol-gel synthesis <strong>of</strong><br />

perovskite nanoparticles for bio-imaging applications.<br />

69 G. A. Seisenbaeva, V. G. Kessler, R. Pazik, W. Strek, Dalton Trans., 3412, 2008.<br />

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