Complex transition metal compounds at University College London

Transition metal sulfur containing organic compounds are versatile materials, which are used as high-temperature lubricants, hydrogenation catalysts and high-energy density batteries.

Dr Claire Carmalt is one of the academic staff who studies inorganic chemistry

We are interested in developing new routes to transition metal sulfides via chemical vapour deposition and sol-gel processes. Therefore we are developing some  transition metal thiolates [M(SR)n ]  (Figure 1).

Figure 1. View of the structure of [Nb(SC₆H₃Me₂-2,6)₅ ].
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