Volume 56, Issue 34 pp. 10140-10144
Communication

Alkyltin Keggin Clusters Templated by Sodium

Dr. Sumit Saha

Dr. Sumit Saha

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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Deok-Hie Park

Deok-Hie Park

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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Danielle C. Hutchison

Danielle C. Hutchison

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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Morgan R. Olsen

Morgan R. Olsen

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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Lev N. Zakharov

Lev N. Zakharov

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403 USA

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Dr. David Marsh

Dr. David Marsh

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403 USA

Current address: Dept. of Chemistry, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 14802 USA

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Dr. Sara Goberna-Ferrón

Dr. Sara Goberna-Ferrón

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Current address: ESRF-The European Synchrotron, 380000 Grenoble, France

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Ryan T. Frederick

Ryan T. Frederick

Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331 USA

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J. Trey Diulus

J. Trey Diulus

Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331 USA

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Nizan Kenane

Nizan Kenane

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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Prof. Gregory S. Herman

Prof. Gregory S. Herman

Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331 USA

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Prof. Darren W. Johnson

Prof. Darren W. Johnson

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403 USA

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Prof. Douglas A. Keszler

Prof. Douglas A. Keszler

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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Prof. May Nyman

Corresponding Author

Prof. May Nyman

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC), Oregon State University, USA

Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA

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First published: 06 June 2017
Citations: 48

Graphical Abstract

Fishing for facts: Solution-phase characterization of n-BuSnOOH and structure determination of a neutral sodium-centered organotin Keggin cluster (β-NaSn13) extracted from the crude mixture brings new understanding to this widely used compound class. It is a unique model system, absent of counterions, to study the transformation of clusters to films and nanopatterns.

Abstract

Dodecameric (Sn12) and hexameric topologies dominate monoalkyltin–oxo cluster chemistry. Their condensation, triggered by radiation exposure, recently produced unprecedented patterning performance in EUV lithography. A new cluster topology was crystallized from industrial n-BuSnOOH, and additional characterization techniques indicate other clusters are present. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals a β-Keggin cluster, which is known but less common than other Keggin isomers in polyoxometalate and polyoxocation chemistry. The structure is formulated [NaO4(BuSn)12(OH)3(O)9(OCH3)12(Sn(H2O)2)] (β-NaSn13). SAXS, NMR, and ESI MS differentiate β-NaSn13, Sn12, and other clusters present in crude “n-BuSnOOH” and highlight the role of Na as a template for alkyltin Keggin clusters. Unlike other alkyltin clusters that are cationic, β-NaSn13 is neutral. Consequently, it stands as a unique model system, absent of counterions, to study the transformation of clusters to films and nanopatterns.

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