Biography

Dr. Cristina Femoni

University of Bologna, Italy

Assistant Professor


Email: cristina.femoni@unibo.it


Qualifications


1999 Ph.D., University of Bologna, Chemical Sciences


Publications(selected)


  1. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, P. H. Svensson: “A High Nuclearity Ni-Sb Carbonyl Cluster Displaying Unprecedented Metal Stereochemistries: Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of [NEt4]6[Ni31Sb4(CO)40].2Me2CO”, Chem. Comm. 2000, 655-656.
  2. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, P. H. Svensson, J. Wolowska: “Homoleptic Carbonyl Ni-Pd Clusters: Synthesis of [Ni16Pd16(CO)40]4- and [Ni26Pd20(CO)54]6- and Structural Characterization of [NnBu4]4[Ni16Pd16(CO)40]”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 1635-1637.
  3. C. Femoni, F. Demartin, M. C. Iapalucci, A. Lombardi, G. Longoni, C. Marin, P. Svensson: “New Ni-Rh Carbonyl Clusters with Unprecedented Structural and Electronic Features: Synthesis and X-ray Structure of [NEt4]3[Ni10Rh(CO)19].C2H5CN, [NMe3CH2Ph]3[Ni6Rh3(CO)17] and [NEt4]3[Ni9Rh3(CO)22]”, J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 614, 294-303.
  4. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, P. H. Svensson: “New High-Nuclearity Ni-Pt Carbonyl Clusters: Synthesis and X-ray Structure of the Ordered [Ni24Pt14(CO)44]4- and the Substitutionally Ni/Pt Disordered [Ni10(Ni6-xPtx)Pt8(CO)30]4- (x = 1.92) Tetraanions”, Chem. Comm. 2001, 1776-1777.
  5. D. Collini, C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, P. H. Svensson, P. Zanello: “Tuning Electronic Behavior of Carbonyl Metal Clusters by Substitution of Interstitial and Capping Atoms”, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3685-3688.
  6. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, P. H. Svensson, P. Zanello, F. Fabrizi de Biani: “Synthesis and Characterisation of ν3-Octahedral [Ni36Pd8(CO)48]6- and [Ni35Pt9(CO)48]6- Clusters Displaying Unexpected Surface Segregation of Pt Atoms and Molecular and/or Crystal Substitutional Ni/Pd and Ni/Pt Disorder”, Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 2318-2326.
  7. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, P. H. Svensson: “New High-Nuclearity Ni-Pt Carbonyl Clusters: Synthesis and X-ray Structure of the Ordered [HNi24Pt17(CO)46]5- and the Substitutionally Ni/Pt Disordered [Ni32Pt24(CO)56]6- Cluster Anions”, Chem. Comm. 2004, 2274-2275.
  8. M. Riccò, T. Shiroka, S. Carretta, F. Bolzoni, C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni: “The Magnetic Behaviour of the [NBu4]4[Ni16Pd16(CO)40] Salt: An Even-Electron Homoleptic Carbonyl Cluster Anion Displaying an S = 2 Ground State”, Chemistry - A European Journal 2005 11, 2856 - 2861.
  9. C. Femoni, F. Kaswalder, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, M. Mehlstäubl, S. Zacchini, “High-yield one-step synthesis in water of [Pt3n(CO)6n]2– (n > 6) and [Pt38(CO)44]2–“, Chem. Comm. 2005, 46, 5769-5771.
  10. C. Femoni, F. Kaswalder, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, M. Mehlstäubl, S. Zacchini, A. Ceriotti, “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [NBu4]2[Pt24(CO)48]: An Infinite 1D Stack of {Pt3(CO)6} Units Morphologically Resembling a CO-Insulated Platinum Cable“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2060-2062.
  11. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, C. Tiozzo, J. Wolowska, S. Zacchini, E. Zazzaroni: “New Hybrid Semiconductor Materials Based on Viologen Salts of Bimetallic Fe-Pt and Fe-Au Carbonyl Clusters: First Structural Characterization of the Diradical π-Dimer of the Diethylviologen Monocation and EPR Evidence of its Triplet State”, Chemistry - A European Journal 2007, 13, 6544-6554.
  12. D. Collini, F. Fabrizi De Biani, S. Fedi, C. Femoni, F. Kaswalder, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, C. Tiozzo, S. Zacchini, P. Zanello: “Synthesis and Electrochemistry of New Rh-Centered and Conjuncto Rhodium Carbonyl Clusters. X-ray Structure of [NEt4]3[Rh15(CO)27], [NEt4]3[Rh15(CO)25(MeCN)2]•2MeCN, and [NEt4]3[Rh17(CO)37]“, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 7971-7981. DOI: 10.1021/ic0623718.
  13. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, C. Tiozzo, S. Zacchini, B. T. Heaton, J. A. Iggo: “Sn-centred icosahedral Rh carbonyl clusters: synthesis and structural characterization and 13C–{103Rh} HMQC NMR studies”, Dalton Trans. 2007, 35, 3914-3923.
  14. C. Femoni, F. Kaswalder, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, S. Zacchini: “Infinite Molecular {[Pt3n(CO)6n]2–}∞ Conductor Wires by Self-Assembly of [Pt3n(CO)6n]2– (n = 5–8) Cluster Dianions Formally Resembling CO-Sheathed Three-Platinum Cables”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 1483-1486.
  15. C. Femoni, M. C. Iapalucci, G. Longoni, C. Tiozzo, S. Zacchini: “An Organometallic Approach to Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of CO-Protected Au21Fe10, Au22Fe12, Au28Fe14 and Au34Fe14 Clusters”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008, 47, 1-5. DOI 10.1002/anie.200802267.
  16. Cristina Femoni, Maria Carmela Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Cristina Tiozzo, Stefano Zacchini, Brian T. Heaton, Johnathan A. Iggo, Piero Zanello, Serena Fedi, Marc V. Garland and Chuanzhao Li: “The loss of CO from [Rh12(μ12-Sn)(CO)27]4- : Synthesis, spectroscopic and structural characterization of the electron-deficient, icosahedral [Rh12(μ12-Sn)(CO)25]4- and [Rh12(μ12-Sn)(CO)26]4- tetra-anions”, Dalton Trans. 2009, 2217-2223, DOI: 10.1039/b818944g
  17. Olga Lopez-Acevedo, Jyri Rintala, Suvi Virtanen, Cristina Femoni, Cristina Tiozzo, Henrik Grönbeck, Mika Pettersson and Hannu Häkkinen: “Characterization of Iron−Carbonyl-Protected Gold Clusters”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12573-12575. DOI: 10.1021/ja905182g.
  18. C. Femoni, R. Della Pergola, M. C. Iapalucci, F. Kaswalder, M. Riccò, S. Zacchini: “Copolymerization of Fe4Cu2C(CO)12 Moieties with Bidentate N-Ligands: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the [Fe4Cu2m(6-C)(CO)12-bipy)]m(4•8THF Square Tetramer and the Infinite [Fe4Cu2m(6-C)(CO)12-L-L)]∞ Zigzagm( Chains”, Dalton Trans. 2009, 1509-1511, DOI: 10.1039/B821639H, 2009.
  19. Cristina Femoni, Maria Carmela Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Stefano Zacchini: “Icosahedral Ga-Centred Nickel Carbonyl Clusters: Synthesis and Characterization of [H3–nNi12(μ12-Ga)(CO)22]n– (n = 2, 3) and [Ni14.3(μ12-Ga)(CO)24.3]3– Anions”, Europ. Journ. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 1056 - 1062; ISSN: 1434-1948.
  20. S. Albonetti, R. Bonelli, R.Delaigle, C. Femoni, E. M. Gaigneaux, V. Morandi, L. Orlandi, C. Tiozzo, S. Zacchini, F. Trifirò: “Catalytic combustion of toluene over cluster-derived gold/iron catalysts”, Applied Catalysis A: General 2010, 372, 138 - 146; ISSN: 0926-860X.
  21. Davide Collini, Fabrizia Fabrizi De Biani, Dmitriy S. Dolznikov, Cristina Femoni, Maria C. Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Cristina Tiozzo, Stefano Zacchini, Piero Zanello: “Synthesis, Structure, and Spectroscopic Characterization of [H8-nRh22(CO)35]n- (n = 4, 5) and [H2Rh13(CO)24{Cu(MeCN)}2]- Clusters: Assessment of CV and DPV As Techniques to Circumstantiate the Presence of Elusive Hydride Atoms”, Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2790-2798. DOI: 10.1021/ic101872z doi.org/10.1021/ic101872z.
  22. Iacopo Ciabatti, Cristina Femoni, Maria Carmela Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Stefano Zacchini and Salvatore Zarra: “Surface decorated platinum carbonyl clusters”, Nanoscale 2012, 4, 4166-4177. 10.1039/C2NR30400G.
  23. Dmitriy S. Dolzhnikov, Maria C. Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Cristina Tiozzo,  Stefano Zacchini and Cristina Femoni: “New High-Nuclearity Carbonyl and Carbonyl-Substituted Rhodium Clusters and Their Relationships with Polyicosahedral Carbonyl-Substituted Palladium and Gold-Thiolates”, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 11214-11216. DOI: 10.1021/ic3011508.
  24. Stefano Stagni, Sara Muzzioli, Antonio Palazzi, Stefano Zacchini, Cristina Femoni, Filippo Monti, Gianluca Accorsi, Margherita Bolognesi, Nicola Armaroli, Massimo Marcaccio, Giovanni Valenti and Massimiliano Massi: "New Tetrazole-based Cu(I) Homo- and Heteroleptic Complexes with Various Diphosphine Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Study of their Redox and Photophysical Properties", Dalton Trans, 2013, 42, 997-1010. DOI:10.1039/C2DT32056H.
  25. Iacopo Ciabatti, Cristina Femoni, Maria Carmela Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Stefano Zacchini: "Platinum Carbonyl Clusters Chemistry: Four Decades of Challenging Nanoscience", Journal of Cluster Science 2014, 25, 115-146. DOI 10.1007/s10876-013-0639-3.


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