title: A discrete octahedrally shaped [Ag6]4+ cluster encapsulated within silicotungstate ligands.
abstract: By the reaction of TBA(4)H(4)[γ-SiW(10)O(36)] (TBA = tetra-n-butylammonium) with AgOAc (OAc = acetate) using dimethylphenylsilane as a reductant in acetone, a unique polyoxometalate containing a discrete octahedrally shaped [Ag(6)](4+) cluster, TBA(8)[Ag(6)(γ-H(2)SiW(10)O(36))(2)]·5H(2)O, could be synthesized, and the molecular structure was determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikukawa
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hibino
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Noritaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizuno