Term: cluster
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT06769

Definition:
A number of metal centres grouped close together which can have direct metal bonding interactions or interactions through a bridging ligand, but are not necessarily held together by these interactions.

Related Terms:
1) bridging ligand (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00741).

Source: PAC, 1997, 69, 1251. 'Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)' on page 1265 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199769061251)

Citation: 'cluster' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT06769

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