title: Oxygenic polyoxometalates: a new class of molecular propellers.
abstract: The oxygen evolving catalyst [Ru(4)(μ-OH)(2)(μ-O)(4)(H(2)O)(4)(γ-SiW(10)O(36))(2)](10-) effects H(2)O(2) dismutation at rates (k = 36.8 ± 1.4 M(-1) s(-1)), one/two order of magnitude higher compared to related tetra-substituted Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and even Co polyoxometalates, thus providing localised oxygen gas bursts to power nano-propulsion of composite materials.
authors.affiliation: ITM-CNR and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. andrea.sartorel@unipd.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sartorel
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Truccolo
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berardi
authors.forename: Martino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardan
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carraro
authors.forename: Francesca Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scorrano
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prato
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonchio
mesh_terms: D002021:Buffers; D002374:Catalase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002384:Catalysis; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D000099294:Polyoxometalates
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D002374:Catalase; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008670:Metals; D010100:Oxygen; D012996:Solutions; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; D014867:Water; C102296:polyoxometalate I; D000099294:Polyoxometalates