Self-assembly of a family of macrocyclic polyoxotungstates with emergent material properties

Gao, J., Yan, J., Mitchell, S.G., Miras, H.N. , Boulay, A.G., Long, D.L. and Cronin, L. (2011) Self-assembly of a family of macrocyclic polyoxotungstates with emergent material properties. Chemical Science, 2(8), pp. 1502-1508. (doi: 10.1039/C1SC00150G)

Abstract

Using a time-dependent synthetic approach, the construction of a new class of macrocyclic tungstotellurite heteropolyacid cluster-squares, [W₂₈Te₈O₁₁₂]²⁴⁻ (<b>1a</b>), [W₂₈Te₉O₁₁₅]²⁶⁻ (<b>2a</b>) and [W₂₈Te₁₀O₁₁₈]²⁸⁻ (<b>3a</b>) has been achieved. Isolation of these architectures is facilitated by the tellurite anions, which act as templates within structural building units and linkers between them, as well as pendant ligands which subsequently control inter-cluster aggregation, thereby defining a new architectural principle in the assembly of polyoxotungstate clusters. ESI-MS studies on these assemblies provide insights into the self-assembly process, distinguishing the different structural roles between the templating, linking and pendant tellurium-based anions. Further, cation exchange reactions on the crystalline forms of the macrocyclic POMs cause a morphological transformation resulting in the emergence of microtubular architectures with vast aspect ratios thereby opening the way to fabricate new material architectures capable of exploiting the properties of HPAs in applications such as ion exchange, catalysis and se

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Yan, Mr Jun and Moiras, Professor Haralampos and Mitchell, Mr Scott and Long, Dr Deliang and Cronin, Professor Lee
• Authors: Gao, J., Yan, J., Mitchell, S.G., Miras, H.N., Boulay, A.G., Long, D.L., and Cronin, L.
• Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Chemical Science
• ISSN: 2041-6520
• ISSN (Online): 2041-6539
• Published Online: 31 May 2011