Volume 47, Issue 44 pp. 8420-8423
Communication

Structural Evolution of “S”-Shaped [H4W22O74]12− and “§”-Shaped [H10W34O116]18− Isopolyoxotungstate Clusters

Haralampos N. Miras Dr.

Haralampos N. Miras Dr.

WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland (UK), Fax: (+44) 141-330-4888 http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/lee/

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Jun Yan

Jun Yan

WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland (UK), Fax: (+44) 141-330-4888 http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/lee/

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De-Liang Long Dr.

De-Liang Long Dr.

WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland (UK), Fax: (+44) 141-330-4888 http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/lee/

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Leroy Cronin Prof.

Leroy Cronin Prof.

WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland (UK), Fax: (+44) 141-330-4888 http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/lee/

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First published: 15 October 2008
Citations: 77

We thank the EPSRC, WestCHEM, and the University of Glasgow for supporting this work.

Graphical Abstract

Finding the missing species: Two isopolyoxotungstate clusters with unprecedented “S”-shaped [H4W22O74]12− and “§”-shaped [H10W34O116]18− geometries are presented. The development of this structural complexity comes from the structural evolution based on the {W11} fragment and establishes a new building block principle in isopolyoxotungstate chemistry. The evolved clusters can only be isolated in the presence of sulfite ions.

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