title: Cubic box versus spheroidal capsule built from defect and intact pentagonal units.
abstract: The high-nuclearity polyoxothiomolybdate [H(8)Mo(84)S(48)O(188)(H(2)O)(12)(CH(3)COO)(24)](32-) has been prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography and (1)H NMR, IR, Raman, and UV-vis spectroscopy. The solid-state structure reveals an unprecedented and intriguing arrangement consisting of a nanoscaled anionic cube. The surprisingly open structure of this {Mo(84)}-type cubic box features a large inner void that is accessible via its six open square faces with diameters of ca. 9 Å. Importantly, this molecular system appears to be highly functionalizable because of the presence of 24 exposed exchangeable acetate ligands.
authors.affiliation: Institut Lavoisier de Versailles UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, 78035 Versailles, France.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bannani
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Floquet
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leclerc-Laronze
authors.forename: Mohamed
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authors.lastname: Haouas
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taulelle
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marrot
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kögerler
authors.forename: Emmanuel
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authors.lastname: Cadot