title: Exploring the structure and properties of transition metal templated {VM17(VO4)2} Dawson-like capsules.
abstract: Vanadate(V)-templated Dawson-type capsules {V(IV)M(VI)(17)(VO(4))(2)} (M = Mo, W; 1-2) have been synthesized and investigated by electrochemical methods in aqueous and organic media using spectroscopic techniques, EPR, UV-vis/NIR, IR, and CSI-MS (cryospray ionization mass spec.), and the clusters have been examined in the solid state by magnetic studies. The collision-induced dissociation (CID-MS) studies confirmed the solution structures as well as helped pinpoint the position of the vanadium ion on the {VM(17)}-type shell, which was corroborated by EPR and theoretical studies.
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, United Kingdom. harism@chem.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: Haralampos N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Miras
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: De-Liang
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Eric J L
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: McInnes
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kögerler
authors.forename: Leroy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cronin