New Directions for Small Cyano Anions

新家族的小氰基阴离子（SCAs）将在这个项目中使用强大的新合成技术生产。然后，这些用途广泛的阴离子将被用作一系列先进材料的基础材料，包括磁性有序材料和能够吸附氢气或二氧化碳等气体的多孔材料。由同金属和异质金属团簇组成的单分子磁体也将被制造出来，显示磁开关行为的离散和聚合体也将被制造出来。纯有机或含有金属配合物的离子液体也将得到；预计后者将具有不同寻常的磁性、发光性和化学性质。

New families of small cyano anions (SCAs) will be produced in this project using powerful new synthetic techniques. These remarkably versatile anions will then be used as building blocks for a range of advanced materials, including magnetically ordered materials and porous materials capable of adsorbing gases such as hydrogen or carbon dioxide. Single molecule magnets composed of homometallic and heterometallic clusters will also be made, as will discrete and polymeric species displaying magnetic switching behaviour. Ionic liquids that are either purely organic or contain metal complexes will also obtained; it is expected that the later will have unusual magnetic, luminescent and chemical properties.