Atomically precise rhodium–indium carbonyl nanoclusters: synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and electron-sponge features

Abstract

The reactivity of [Rh7(CO)16]3− with InCl3 led to the isolation of three new clusters, including [Rh12In(CO)28]3−, which extends the [Rh12E(CO)27]n− series (E = Sn, Ge, Sb, Bi). Its multivalence has been experimentally and theoretically unravelled.