Volume 127, Issue 43 pp. 12953-12957
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Direct X-Ray Scattering Evidence for Metal–Metal Interactions in Solution at the Molecular Level

Andrea Cebollada

Andrea Cebollada

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)

Visiting scholar at Oregon State University.

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Alba Vellé

Alba Vellé

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)

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Dr. Manuel Iglesias

Dr. Manuel Iglesias

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)

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Lauren B. Fullmer

Lauren B. Fullmer

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (USA)

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Dr. Sara Goberna-Ferrón

Dr. Sara Goberna-Ferrón

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (USA)

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Dr. May Nyman

Corresponding Author

Dr. May Nyman

Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (USA)

May Nyman, Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (USA)

Pablo J. Sanz Miguel, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)

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Dr. Pablo J. Sanz Miguel

Corresponding Author

Dr. Pablo J. Sanz Miguel

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)

May Nyman, Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (USA)

Pablo J. Sanz Miguel, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)

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First published: 01 September 2015
Citations: 6

Abstract

The study of the aggregation of small molecules in solution induced by metallophilic interactions has been traditionally performed by spectroscopic methods through identification of chemical changes in the system. Herein we demonstrate the use of SAXS (small-angle X-ray scattering) to identify structures in solution, taking advantage of the excellent scattering intensity of heavy metals which have undergone association by metallophilic interactions. An analysis of the close relationship between solid-state and solution arrangements of a dynamic [Ag2(bisNHC)2]2+ (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) system, and how they are complementary to each other, is reported.

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