title: A functionalized Ag₂S molecular architecture: facile assembly of the atomically precise ferrocene-decorated nanocluster [Ag₇₄S₁₉(dppp)₆(fc(C{O}OCH₂CH₂S)₂)₁₈].
abstract: A ferrocene-based dithiol 1,1'-[fc(C{O}OCH2CH2SH)2] has been prepared and treated with a Ag(I) salt to form the stable dithiolate compound [fc(C{O}OCH2CH2SAg)2]n (fc=[Fe(η(5)-C5H4)2]). This is used as a reagent for the preparation of the nanocluster [Ag74S19(dppp)6(fc(C{O}OCH2CH2S)2)18] which was obtained in good yield (dppp=1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7 (Canada).
authors.forename: Yiyi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bahareh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khalili Najafabadi
authors.forename: Mahmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azizpoor Fard
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Corrigan
keywords: cluster compounds; iron; metallocenes; silver; structure elucidation