Advanced Materials, Vol.6, No.2, 145-147, 1994
WEAK TERNARY CT SALTS FORMED BY ALPHA-KEGGIN POLYANIONS AND TETRAPHENYLPORPHYRINATO ZN(II) IN THE PRESENCE OF HALIDE-IONS
Molecular complexes between alpha-Keggin polyanions and tetraphenylporphyrinato Zn(II) are unexpectedly stable have been obtained in the presence of an ancillary donor anion such as a halide. X-ray structure determination reveals integrated organic-inorganic stacks with alkyl ammonium 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 properties.