Isolation and characterization of the [Ga2Al18O8(OH)36(H2O)12]8+ cluster: cationic variations on the Wells–Dawson topology

M Fairley; K. W Corum; A Johns; D. K Unruh; M Basile; J de Groot; S. E Mason; T. Z Forbes

doi:10.1039/C5CC03069B

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Isolation and characterization of the [Ga2Al18O8(OH)36(H2O)12]8+ cluster: cationic variations on the Wells–Dawson topology

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Isolation and characterization of the [Ga2Al18O8(OH)36(H2O)12]8+ cluster: cationic variations on the Wells–Dawson topology

M Fairley, K. W Corum, A Johns, D. K Unruh, M Basile, J de Groot, S. E Mason and T. Z Forbes

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), Vol.51(62), pp.12467-12469

2015

DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03069B

PMID: 26146343

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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 Wellsâ€“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 Îµ-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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Title: Subtitle: Isolation and characterization of the [Ga2Al18O8(OH)36(H2O)12]8+ cluster: cationic variations on the Wells–Dawson topology
Creators: M Fairley - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
K. W Corum - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
A Johns - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
D. K Unruh - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
M Basile - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
J de Groot - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
S. E Mason - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
T. Z Forbes - Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), Vol.51(62), pp.12467-12469
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03069B
PMID: 26146343
NLM abbreviation: Chem Commun (Camb)
ISSN: 1359-7345
eISSN: 1364-548X
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Language: English
Date published: 2015
Academic Unit: Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chemistry
Record Identifier: 9983985851102771

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