title: Assembly of thiometalate-based {Mo16 } and {Mo36 } composite clusters combining [Mo2O2S2 ](2+) cations and selenite anions.
abstract: A new family of thiometalate-based composite molecular materials is synthesized and characterized. 1.6 and 1.9 nm-sized clusters are observed in the gas phase utilizing high-resolution ESI-MS. The diversity of the selenite anions as an inorganic ligand is demonstrated by the isolation of the highest nuclearity selenium-based oxothiometalate materials reported so far. The observed proton conductivity of the selenite based oxothiometalate species renders them as promising alternative materials for fuel-cell applications.
authors: WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
authors: Hong-Ying
authors: HY
authors: Zang
authors: Jia-Jia
authors: JJ
authors: Chen
authors: De-Liang
authors: DL
authors: Long
authors: Leroy
authors: L
authors: Cronin
authors: Haralampos N
authors: HN
authors: Miras
keywords: chalcogen; mass spectrometry; oxothiometalates; proton conductivity; self-assembly