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Luminescent Properties of Hexanuclear Molybdenum(II) Chloride Clusters Containing Thiolate Ligands

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The emission spectra of a series of molybdenum(II) chloride clusters containing thiolate ligands, [Mo6(μ3-Cl)8(SR)6]2− (R = Et, Bu, Ph, Bn), have been recorded. These complexes all show a broad emission at ~700 nm after excitation at 337, 400 and 410 nm. Determination of the excited state lifetimes and quantum yields of these complexes in acetonitrile reveals that (Bu4N)2[Mo6(μ3-Cl)8(SPh)6] displays the longest excited state lifetime of this series (26 μs at 296 K).

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  1. There is some confusion over the emission wavelength for [Mo6(μ3-Cl)8Cl6]2− in MeCN solution. Gray and coworkers [1, 2] first reported a corrected emission maximum at 760 nm for this complex, although they later reported an emission maximum at 805 nm. However, the emission spectrum of [Mo6(μ3-Cl)8Cl6]2− (in MeCN) prepared in our laboratory is similar to those shown in Fig. 1 with a maximum at 700 nm [29].

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This research is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CHE-0239805.

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    Lisa F. Szczepura, Julia A. Edwards & David L. Cedeño

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Szczepura, L.F., Edwards, J.A. & Cedeño, D.L. Luminescent Properties of Hexanuclear Molybdenum(II) Chloride Clusters Containing Thiolate Ligands. J Clust Sci 20, 105–112 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-008-0214-5

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