Discovery of heteroatom-"embedded" Te {W18O54} nanofunctional polyoxometalates by use of cryospray mass spectrometry.
The cryo game: Heteroatom-embedded nanofunctional clusters are described that incorporate a [Te(VI)O(6)](6-) species contained within a {W(18)O(54)} cage. Not only does the tellurium-based species activate the {W(18)O(54)} cluster surface for assembly of larger nanoscale structures, such as [H(10)Te(VI) (2)W(58)O(198)](26-), it also undergoes a redox transformation inside the cluster from [Te(VI)O(6)](6-) to [Te(IV)O(3)](2-).
WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
Jun
J
Yan
De-Liang
DL
Long
Elizabeth F
EF
Wilson
Leroy
L
Cronin
D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry*; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D010087:Oxides; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; D013691:Tellurium