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AUTHOR
A. Murcia-martínez
A Co2O2 metallacycle exclusively supported by l-valine
Abstract [Co2(OH)2( l -valine)4]·2.5H2O has been prepared under hydrothermal conditions and constitutes the first example of a [Co2O2] core supported exclusively by aminoacids. This synthetic dimetallic model for redox active metalloenzymes is one of the few binary aminoacid compounds of biologically relevant metal ions that has been structurally characterized, showing the possibilities of this synthetic approach for preparation of models in bioinorganic chemistry.
Multifuctionality in Molecular Conductors and Magnets
Building multifuntionality in a material is a hot focus of research in contemporary materials science. Molecule-based materials offer unique opportunities in this context since the versatility of molecular chemistry provides the possibility to design materials that combine in the same crystal lattice two or more solid-state properties such as ferromagnetism, conductivity, superconductivity or non-linear optics. This opens new possibilities for potential applications in molecular electronics. A possible approach to reach this goal consists of building up hybrid solids formed by two molecular networks, such as anion/cation salts or host/guest solids, where each network furnishes distinct prop…