title: Geometrically unprecedented 3-, 5- and 7-membered Hg(II)-Cu(I) and Hg(II)-Ag(I) thiolate clusters: precursors to intermetallics.
abstract: The syntheses of three polynuclear heterobimetallic complexes through the use of a homoleptic mercuric thiolate anion as a template for the assembly of coinage metal are presented. The complexes, [(PPh3)3Ag3(μ-SPh)7Hg2] (1), [Hg(μ-SPh)4{Cu(PPh3)2}2] (2) and [(dppe)2Cu5(μ-SPh)7Hg2(SPh)2] (3) were utilized as precursors for the fabrication of Hg-Ag and Hg-Cu intermetallics.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India. s_bhatt@bhu.ac.in.
authors: Geetika
authors: G
authors: Gupta
authors: Jyotsna
authors: J
authors: Chaturvedi
authors: Subrato
authors: S
authors: Bhattacharya