Substitution of Co2+ ions into CdS-based molecular clusters†
Abstract
We report on the metal ion exchange between Co2+ and CdS-based molecular clusters. These studies demonstrate that exchange into the smaller [Cd4(SPh)10]2− clusters is facile compared to the larger [Cd10S4(SPh)16]4− and [Cd17S4(SPh)28]2− clusters. This trend correlates with the rate of benzenethiolate interconversion and μ-S2− and μ-SPh− content among the clusters.