Isolation and characterization of the [Ga2Al18O8(OH)36(H2O)12](8+) cluster: cationic variations on the Wells-Dawson topology.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 51(62): 12467-9, 2015 Aug 11.
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ABSTRACT
The structural chemistry of Group 13 polyoxometalates lags far behind related negatively charged transition metal species and limits the development of advanced materials. A novel heterometallic cluster [Ga2Al18O8(OH)36(H2O)12](8+) (Ga2Al18) has been isolated using a supramolecular approach and structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Ga2Al18 represents the Wells-Dawson structure polycations and variations in the structural topology may be related to the initial stabilization of the Keggin isomer. DFT calculations on the related ε-Keggins (GaAl12 and Al13), Ga2Al18, and theoretical Al2Al18 clusters reveal similar features of electronic structure, suggesting additional heteroatom substitution in other isostructural clusters should be possible.
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Chem Commun (Camb)
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QUIMICA
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2015
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