6. Nanostructured Oxides by Transition Metal Complex Decomposition
Nanostructured materials are obtained through controlled decomposition of transition metal complexes (esp. Fe[III] and Mn[III/IV])
Figure 7. (a) X-ray crystal structure of template manganese (II) oxalate. (b) Scanning electron microscopy images of MnO2 obtained by decomposition of the compound in (a).
Related publications.
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3. Nanostructured Microspheres of MnO2 by Room Temperature Solution Processing. J. P. Hill, et al. Chem. Commun. (2008) 383-385.
4. Self-Assembly of Fe(III) Complexes via Hydrogen Bonded Water Molecules into Supramolecular Coordination Networks. I. McKeogh, et al. New. J. Chem. (2007) 31, 1882-1886.
5. Thermolysis of a Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Supramolecular Coordination Assembly: Templating the Formation of Nanostructured Fibrous Materials and C-based Microcapsules. W. Schmitt, et al. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. (2005) 44, 7048-7053.
6. Supramolecular Coordination Assemblies of Dinuclear FeIII Complexes. W. Schmitt, et al. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. (2005) 44, 4187-4192.
7. Cation-π binding of an Alkali Metal Ion by Pendant α,α-Dimethylbenzyl Groups in a Mixed Metal Coordination Complex. W. Schmitt, et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003) 125, 11142-11143.