Abstract

This chapter summarizes modern approaches in the synthesis of metal alkoxides, provides an overview of their physical and chemical properties, with a special focus on molecular structure and reactivity, and gives a brief but up-to-date presentation of the reaction mechanisms in the synthesis of inorganic materials from metal alkoxides as precursors (alkoxosynthesis). A critical overview of molecular precursor approaches exploiting homo- and heteroleptic alkoxide complexes is provided, explaining the role of heteroligands in nucleation and subsequent growth of the resulting nanostructured materials. This chapter also provides a brief summary of other principal applications of metal alkoxides, such as homogeneous catalysts and molecular magnets, with a special focus on the synthesis and structure of these functional molecules.

Published in

Title: Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II (Second Edition): From Elements to Applications
ISBN: 978-008096529-1
Publisher: Elsevier

SLU Authors

• Kessler, Vadim

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097774-4.00220-5

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