<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Das, Mouli</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mukherjee, Moumita</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Das, Shovan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Datta, Ayan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Priolkar, Kaustubh R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">John, Neena S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prasad, Bhagavatula L. V.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Structural insights into AgBi(SC12H25)4 mixed-metal n-alkanethiolate: heterometallic thiolate bridging and metallophilic interaction-directed self-assembly</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inorganic Chemistry</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUL</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15608-15617</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	Long-chain metal n-alkanethiolates (MTs) are inorganic-organic hybrid materials, characterized by a metal-sulfur inorganic central plane sandwiched between hydrocarbon bilayers. Though MTs are known for over a century now, their crystal structures are conclusively established only recently. Mixed-metal thiolates (MMTs) are structurally similar to MTs and contain heterometals in the inorganic plane. With a very limited number of MMTs explored to date, their structures remain completely unknown. Here we report the synthesis and structural elucidation of a mixed-metal thiolate, AgBi(SC12H25)4, providing direct insight into heterometal arrangement by combining X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. The results establish that the AgBi MMT contains discrete molecular units like [RS-Ag-SR-Bi(SR)2] containing both Ag and Bi metals with an intramolecular heterometallic mu 2-thiolate bridging. The units further share strong intermolecular Ag &amp;amp; centerdot;&amp;amp; centerdot;&amp;amp; centerdot;Bi metallophilic interactions at a very short distance of 2.72 &amp;amp; Aring;, playing a crucial role in the self-assembly. Intermolecular metal-to-metal charge transfer occurring both directly and via the thiolate bridge gives rise to the absorption maxima observed in the UV-Vis spectrum. The intermolecular interactions predominantly arise from the thiolate group (RS-) of one unit interacting with the Ag+ and Bi3+ centers of the adjacent units, in addition to the Ag &amp;amp; centerdot;&amp;amp; centerdot;&amp;amp; centerdot;Bi metallophilic interaction.&lt;/p&gt;
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