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Title: Mechanistic insights into polyoxometalate self-assembly in organic solvent: conversion of a cyclic polyoxovanadate-ethoxide to its Lindqvist congener
We report the synthesis of a cyclic hexavanadate polyoxovanadate-alkoxide cluster, [VO(OC2H5)2]6 , and its conversion, under solvothermal conditions, to an oxygen-deficient Lindqvist assembly, [V 6 O 6 (OC 2 H 5 ) 12 ] n ( n = 1−, 0). This study presents insights into the mechanism of organo-functionalized polyoxovandate-alkoxide formation, namely identifying essential intermediates and the source of the central μ 6 -O 2− ligand.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1653195
PAR ID:
10249408
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemical Communications
Volume:
56
Issue:
61
ISSN:
1359-7345
Page Range / eLocation ID:
8607 to 8610
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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