Ashley J. Wooles

2 weeks ago | nature.com | John Seed |Floriana Tuna |Ashley J. Wooles |Nikolas Kaltsoyannis

AbstractQuantum-confined nanoclusters can be described by the jellium model, which emphasizes closed-shell electron configurations, but an open-shell variation with jellium aromaticity has been proposed. Such clusters are termed superatoms because they behave like an atom, and they exhibit unusual properties.

May 12, 2023 | pubs.rsc.org | Oxford Road |Ashley J. Wooles |Stephen Liddle |David Mills

Comparison of group 4 and thorium M(iv) substituted cyclopentadienyl silanide complexes† We report the synthesis and characterisation of a series of M(IV) substituted cyclopentadienyl hypersilanide complexes of the general formula [M(CpR)2{Si(SiMe3)3}(X)] (M = Hf, Th; CpR = Cp′, {C5H4(SiMe3)} or Cp′′, {C5H3(SiMe3)2-1,3}; X = Cl, C3H5).