“…Vanadium has a notable tendency to polymerize, forming species containing up to 10 atoms of V (Wanty and Goldhaber, 1992). Polynuclear species have enhanced stability, as shown using reaction enthalpy for V 4 and V 5 cyclic species (McCann et al, 2013). Eleven soluble poly-nuclear species have been reported by Petterson et al (1983) and fourteen are listed in Martell and Smith (2004) containing 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 10 atoms of vanadium ( Table 2).…”