Cover Picture: Bimetallic Copper/Ruthenium/Osmium Complexes: Observation of Conformational Differences Between the Solution Phase and Solid State by Atomic Pair Distribution Function Analysis (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 5/2022)

Abstract

The solution-phase molecular structure of five redox- and photo-active bimetallic complexes was directly probed using high-energy X-ray scattering and atomic pair distribution function analysis in the Research Article by Xiaosong Li, Karen L. Mulfort et al. (e202111764). The analysis reveals significant conformational differences between the solution-phase and solid-state structures of these complexes that may be relevant for interactions between the two metal centers.