Chalcogen Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications
Chapter 3: Metal–Chalcogenolates: Synthesis and Applications in Material Chemistry
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Published:15 Feb 2023
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Special Collection: 2023 ebook collection
Vimal K. Jain, Rohit Singh Chauhan, 2023. "Metal–Chalcogenolates: Synthesis and Applications in Material Chemistry", Chalcogen Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications, Vito Lippolis, Claudio Santi, Eder J. Lenardão, Antonio L. Braga
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Metal chalcogenolate complexes have been known for a long time. Siemens1 and Roemer2 reported mercury complexes, Hg(SeEt)2 and Hg(SR)2 as early as 1847 and 1873, respectively. During the last quarter of the 19th century and early 20th century thiolate complexes of several elements (e.g., Zn, Cd, Hg, Co, Rh, Pd, Bi) were synthesized.3 Over the last several decades the chemistry of metal thiolates has been extensively explored owing to the ease of their synthesis. These complexes find numerous applications in widely different areas like pharmaceuticals, structural models for metalloproteins, hydrodesulfurization reactions, etc. The chemistry of analogous selenolates and tellurolates, however, remained sluggish until the early 1990s.4,5