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Title: Phosphorus-based ligand effects on the structure and radical scavenging ability of molecular nanoparticles of CeO 2
Two new Ce IV /O 2− clusters, (pyH) 8 [Ce 10 O 4 (OH) 4 (O 3 PPh) 12 (NO 3 ) 12 ] (1) and [Ce 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (O 2 PPh 2 ) 4 (O 2 C t Bu) 8 ] (2), have been prepared that contain P-based ligands for the first time. They were obtained from the reaction of (NH 4 ) 2 [Ce(NO 3 ) 6 ], PhPO 3 H 2 or Ph 2 PO 2 H, and t BuCO 2 H in a 2 : 1 : 2 molar ratio in pyridine/MeOH (10 : 1 mL). Both compounds contain a {Ce 6 O 4 (OH) 4 } face-capped octahedral core, with 1 containing an additional four Ce IV on the outside to give a supertetrahedral Ce 10 topology; the {Ce 6 O 8 } unit is the smallest recognizable fragment of the fluorite structure of CeO 2 . The HO˙ radical scavenging activities of 1 and 2 were measured by UV/vis spectral monitoring of methylene blue oxidation by HO˙ radicals in the presence and absence of the Ce/O clusters, and the results compared with those for larger Ce 24 and Ce 38 molecular nanoparticles of CeO 2 prepared in previous work. 1 and 2 are both very poor HO˙ radical scavengers compared with Ce 24 and Ce 38 , a result that is consistent with reports in the literature that PO 4 3− ions inhibit the radical scavenging ability of traditional CeO 2 nanoparticles and putatively assigned to PO 4 3− binding to the surface.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1900321
NSF-PAR ID:
10349326
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Dalton Transactions
Volume:
50
Issue:
43
ISSN:
1477-9226
Page Range / eLocation ID:
15524 to 15532
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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