The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Mo(2)(η(5)-C(5)H(5))(2)(C(22)H(29)P)(2)(CO)(4)]·2C(4)H(8)O, contains two half-mol-ecules of the organometallic species and two solvent mol-ecules. Both organometallic mol-ecules are completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry, yielding dimeric units with Mo-Mo single-bond lengths of 3.2703 (6) and 3.2548 (6) Å. Each Mo atom is also coordinated by...

Topological insulators (TI) are a class of materials exhibiting unique quantum transport properties with potential applications in spintronics and quantum computing. To date, all of the experimentally confirmed TIs are inorganic materials. Recent theories predicted the possible existence of organic TIs (OTI) in two-dimensional (2D) organometallic frameworks. However, those theoretically propose...

We study the rectification of current through a single molecule with an intrinsic spatial asymmetry. The molecule contains a cobaltocene moiety in order to take advantage of its relatively localized and high-energy d states. A rectifier with large voltage range, high current, and low threshold can be realized. The evolution of molecular orbitals under both forward and reverse biases is captured...

229 © 2011 Johnson Matthey http://dx.doi.org/10.1595/147106711X592899 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/ Edited by Gérard Jaouen (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris, France) and Nils Metzler-Nolte (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany), Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, Vol. 32, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2010, 291 pages, ISBN: 978-3-642-13184-4, £171.00, €189.95, US$259....

Historically, platinum has played a prominent role in organometallic chemistry. The compounds KPtCI,(C,H,)H,O (I), PtMe, (X) (2) and Chugaev's salt [PtC,H,,N,],Clx (3, 4) present some of the fist examples of stable metal-olefin, metal-alkyl and metalcarbene complexes, although ironically the nature of the bonding in these compounds was not immediately recognised. In the study of organometallic ...

Inorganic chemistry became a passion for me as a graduate student in the 1950s. It was exciting to be part of the renaissance of the discipline, and I am pleased to have contributed to its strength. Physical concepts applied to the understanding of the properties of transition metal compounds guided our work initially. In the 1970s, probably as a direct result of the world abandoning the gold s...

The element lithium has been discovered 200 years ago. Due to its unique properties it has emerged to play a vital role in industry, esp. for energy storage, and lithium-based products and processes support sustainable technological developments. In addition to the many uses of lithium in its inorganic forms, lithium has a rich organometallic chemistry. The development of organometallic chemist...

We report an original approach exploiting the photoelectrochemical properties of quantum rods and the versatility of Au(I) organometallic chemistry to control DNA surface grafting. This one-pot aqueous approach provides Janus biofunctionalized nanoparticles, the assembly of which should results in the emergence of synergistic properties.

The Mg K-edge and Zn K- and L3-edge X-ray absorption near edge spectra of Mg and Zn porphyrins in the ground state and low-lying optically excited states are calculated. Also computed are X-ray absorption near edge spectra of Fe(II) spin crossover compound in its ground and low-lying optically excited states, motivated by a recent experiment (J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 38). The calculated abso...