The reaction between Pd(3)(OOCMe)(6) and Ag(2)(OOCMe)(2) afforded the first palladium-silver heterometallic acetate-bridged complex Pd(II)[(mu-OOCMe)(2)Ag(I)(HOOCMe)(2)](2) (1). The molecular geometry and electronic structure of 1 were studied by single-crystal XRD and quantum-chemical DFT calculations. Thermal transformations of 1 in vacuo and under Ar, H(2) produced PdAg alloy nanoparticles characterized with powder XRD and EXAFS. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
The reaction between Pd(3)(OOCMe)(6) and Ag(2)(OOCMe)(2) afforded the first palladium-silver heterometallic acetate-bridged complex Pd(II)[(mu-OOCMe)(2)Ag(I)(HOOCMe)(2)](2) (1). The molecular geometry and electronic structure of 1 were studied by single-crystal XRD and quantum-chemical DFT calculations. Thermal transformations of 1 in vacuo and under Ar, H(2) produced PdAg alloy nanoparticles characterized with powder XRD and EXAFS. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.