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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Materials Science

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  • Synthesis of novel metal-chalcogen clusters is crucial for developing new materials.
  • Boron-containing polychalcogenides offer unique electronic and structural properties.
  • Stabilization of borate and borane units within metal frameworks presents synthetic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the synthesis of boron-containing tri-niobium polychalcogenide species.
  • To isolate and characterize novel cluster compounds derived from reactions of [Cp*NbCl4] with Li[BH2E3].
  • To investigate the structural and electronic properties of the resulting niobium-boron-chalcogen clusters.

Main Methods:

  • Prolonged thermolysis reactions of [Cp*NbCl4] with Li[BH2Se3] and Li[BH2S3].
  • Isolation and characterization of reaction products using single-crystal X-ray crystallography.
  • Spectroscopic analysis including 11B{1H}, 1H, and 13C{1H} NMR, mass spectrometry, and IR spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical investigations to understand bonding and stability.

Main Results:

  • Isolation of tri-niobium cubane-like cluster [(NbCp*)3(μ3-Se)3(BH)(μ-Se)3] (1) and homocubane-like cluster [(NbCp*)3(μ3-Se)3(μ-Se)3(BH)(μ-Se)] (2) from selenium reactions.
  • Stabilization of a selenaborate {Se3BH}- ligand within cluster 1.
  • Formation of trimetallic clusters [(NbCp*)3(μ-S)4{μ-S2(BH)}] (3) and [(NbCp*)3(μ-S)4{μ-S2(S)}] (4) from sulfur reactions, featuring an Nb3S6 core.
  • Characterization of all synthesized species via multiple spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystallography.

Conclusions:

  • Successful synthesis and isolation of novel boron-stabilized tri-niobium polychalcogenide clusters.
  • The triangular Nb3 framework exhibits aromaticity, contributing to the stabilization of borate, borane, and chalcogen units.
  • These findings expand the scope of inorganic cluster chemistry and provide insights into the stabilization of complex boron-chalcogen moieties.