Synthesis and structure of 1-D Na6 cluster chain with short Na–Na distance: Organic like aromaticity in inorganic metal cluster

Snehadrinarayan Khatua; Debesh R. Roy; Pratim K. Chattaraj; Manish Bhattacharjee

doi:10.1039/B611693K

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Synthesis and structure of 1-D Na₆ cluster chain with short Na–Na distance: Organic like aromaticity in inorganic metal cluster †

Snehadrinarayan Khatua,^a Debesh R. Roy,^a Pratim K. Chattaraj*^a and Manish Bhattacharjee*^a

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Abstract

A unique 1-D chain of sodium cluster containing (Na₆) rings stabilized by a molybdenum containing metalloligand has been synthesized and characterized and the DFT calculations show striking resemblance in their aromatic behaviour with the corresponding hydrocarbon analogues

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B611693K
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 14 Aug 2006
Accepted: 20 Sep 2006
First published: 16 Oct 2006

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Chem. Commun., 2007, 135-137

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Synthesis and structure of 1-D Na₆ cluster chain with short Na–Na distance: Organic like aromaticity in inorganic metal cluster

S. Khatua, D. R. Roy, P. K. Chattaraj and M. Bhattacharjee, Chem. Commun., 2007, 135 DOI: 10.1039/B611693K

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