title: Exploration of mixed-valence chemistry: inventing new analogues of the Creutz-Taube ion.
abstract: Starting from the Creutz-Taube ion as the prototype of a molecule-bridged mixed-valent complex, a number of related systems are presented in which the metal, the co-ligands, the molecular bridge, the d electron configuration, the medium, the charge, the coordination mode, or the nuclearity have been modified. The new mixed-valent configurations, as obtained through various chemical approaches, display different stabilities and spectroscopic characteristics in relation to the Creutz-Taube ion; the analysis of these results serves to provide a better understanding of fundamental aspects of molecule-mediated metal-metal interaction.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glöckle
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004396:Coloring Agents; D008024:Ligands; D012413:Rubidium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D004396:Coloring Agents; D008024:Ligands; D012997:Solvents; D012413:Rubidium