The excited coinage metal catch, or how to form luminescent hetero-bimetallic lanthanide coinage metal compounds. The cover picture depicts how the ligand system dpfam, represented by an octopus, can form preformed lanthanide scaffolds that can catch silver or gold cations. Upon excitation of the system, the octopus can force the two different metal centres to interact. The new deep-sea dwellers obtained illuminate the dark ocean and reveal a new class of interesting hetero-bimetallic compounds. More information can be found in the Full Paper by P. W. Roesky et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102430).

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封面特征：杂双金属镧系元素金属化合物在激发态具有可能的金属-金属相互作用（Chem. Eur. J. 61/2021）

激发的铸币金属捕获，或如何形成发光的异质双金属镧系元素铸币金属化合物。封面图片描绘了以章鱼为代表的配体系统 dpfam 如何形成可以捕获银或金阳离子的预制镧系元素支架。在系统激发后，章鱼可以迫使两个不同的金属中心相互作用。获得的新深海居民照亮了黑暗的海洋，并揭示了一类新的有趣的异质双金属化合物。更多信息可以在 P. W. Roesky 等人的全文中找到。（DOI：10.1002/chem.202102430）。