D. Attanasio et F. Bachechi, WEAK TERNARY CT SALTS FORMED BY ALPHA-KEGGIN POLYANIONS AND TETRAPHENYLPORPHYRINATO ZN(II) IN THE PRESENCE OF HALIDE-IONS, Advanced materials, 6(2), 1994, pp. 145-147
Molecular complexes between alpha-Keggin polyanions and tetraphenylpor
phyrinato Zn(II) are unexpectedly stable have been obtained in the pre
sence of an ancillary donor anion such as a halide. X-ray structure de
termination reveals integrated organic-inorganic stacks with alkyl amm
onium cations acting as spacers. Development of these compounds, which
combine thermally and photochemically redox active units, may lead to
molecular materials with interesting electro- and photochromic proper
ties.