The Tungstogermanate [Ce20Ge10W100O376(OH)4(H2O)30]56−: A Polyoxometalate Containing 20 Cerium(III) Atoms†
Bassem S. Bassil
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorMichael H. Dickman Dr.
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorIsabella Römer
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorBernd von der Kammer
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorUlrich Kortz Prof.
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorBassem S. Bassil
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorMichael H. Dickman Dr.
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorIsabella Römer
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorBernd von der Kammer
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorUlrich Kortz Prof.
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 421-200-3229
Search for more papers by this authorU.K. thanks Jacobs University for research support. I.R. is thankful for financial support from the Nanomolecular Science graduate program at Jacobs University. We thank Can F. Bilgin for preparing the cover art. Figures 1–3 were generated by Diamond Version 3.1e (Crystal Impact GbR).
Graphical Abstract
Big W: One of the largest polytungstates, the 20 cerium(III) atom tungstogermanate [Ce20Ge10W100O376(OH)4(H2O)30]56− (1), has been synthesized from CeIII ions and [α-GeW9O34]10− in aqueous acidic medium at pH 5.0. Polyanion 1 represents the first lanthanide-substituted tungstogermanate and can be described as a dimer that is linked through long CeO(W) bridges.
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