Pt<sub>12</sub>H<sub>24</sub><sup>−</sup>: A Cuboctahedral Platinum Hydride Cluster Cage
The platinum hydride cluster Pt<sub>12</sub>H<sub>24</sub> <sup>-</sup> is studied in gas phase by a combination of trapped ion electron diffraction and density functional theory computations. We find a cuboctahedral platinum cage with bridge bound hydrogen atoms. This unusual structure is stabilized by Pt-H-Pt multicenter bonds and shows characteristics of spherical aromaticity.
Authors
- Siddhi Gojare
- Ueli Heiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-1486)
- Manfred M. Kappes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-1730)
- Manuel Kraft
- Stephan Kohaut
- Dennis Bumüller
- Detlef Schooss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-4436)
- Karin Fink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6204-4832)
Institutions
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)
- Institute of Nanotechnology (GB)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ChemPhysChem
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400649
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.12
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung