title: Transmetalation of aqueous inorganic clusters: a useful route to the synthesis of heterometallic aluminum and indium hydroxo-aquo clusters.
abstract: [AlxIny(μ3-OH)6(μ-OH)18(H2O)24](NO3)15 hydroxy-aquo clusters (AlxIn13-x) are synthesized through the evaporation of stoichiometrically varied solutions of Al13 and In(NO3)3 using a transmetalation reaction. Several spectroscopic techniques ((1)H NMR, (1)H-diffusion ordered spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and Raman) are used to compare AlxIn13-x to its Al13 counterpart. A thin film of aluminum indium oxide was prepared from an Al7In6 cluster ink, showing its utility as a precursor for materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon , Eugene, Oregon 97403-1253, United States.
authors.forename: Maisha K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kamunde-Devonish
authors.forename: Milton N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Zachary L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Mensinger
authors.forename: Lev N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Zakharov
authors.forename: Darren W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Johnson