Three intersecting {V₁₂} rings: {V₃₀Sb₈}, an ultra-large polyoxovanadate cluster shell

Abstract

[VIV30SbIII8O78]12–, currently the largest known antimonato-polyoxovanadate (Sb-POV), features three perpendicular, intersecting 12-membered rings of edge-sharing O4V=O square pyramids. While in two rings the apices of all O4V=O pyramids point outwards,...

Fullerene‐like Niobovanadate Cage Built from {(Nb)V5} Pentagon

“…Thereafter, POVs, especially all‐inorganic POVs, experienced a stagnation with limited reports on high‐nuclearity cages until the recent identification of a 38‐nuclearity {V 30 Sb 8 O 78 } by Bensch's group (Figure 1a). [10] It is worth noting that the nuclearity of POV cages still remains significantly smaller in comparison to Mo/W/Nb‐POM clusters. The lack of suitable structural motif is one of the possible reasons for this.…”

Composition-driven archetype dynamics in polyoxovanadates

“…In this endeavour over the past years, we have successfully implemented new functionalities to the POVs by changes in the composition of the heterogroup, 37 organo-functionalisation, 38 and the preparation of water-soluble hetero-POV salts enabling further aqueous studies with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). [39][40][41] In this work, we focus on the substitution pattern and the archetype transformations, when the POV system becomes saturated with arsenate building units. Using solvothermal synthesis, we develop a pathway to a water-soluble, As-rich POV [V 6 As 8 O 26 ] 4À exhibiting an ideal D 2d point group symmetry.…”

High-nuclear polyoxovanadates assembled from pentagonal building blocks

“…15 Bensch et al have designed the largest Sb-POV {V 30 Sb 8 } constructed from three intersecting {V 12 } rings. 16 Thus far, the preparation of high-nuclear POVs still exhibits a multitude of challenges.…”