Journal
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 136, Issue 40, Pages 14114-14120Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja5062483
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- University of Glasgow
- Royal Society/Wolfson Foundation
- EPSRC [EP/J015156/1, EP/L023652/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/L023652/1, EP/J015156/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We describe the synthesis, structure, self-assembly, solution chemistry, and mass spectrometry of two new gigantic decameric molybdenum blue wheels, {Mo200Ce12} (1) and {Mo100Ce6} (2), by building block rearrangement of the tetradecameric {Mo-154} framework archetype and control of the architecture's curvature in solution from the addition of Ce(III). The assembly of 1 and 2 could be directed accordingly by adjusting the ionic strength and acidity of the reaction mixture. Alternatively, the dimeric cluster {Mo200Ce12} could be transformed directly to the monomeric species {Mo100Ce6} upon addition of a potassium salt. ESI-ion mobility mass spectra were successfully obtained for both {Mo200Ce12} and {Mo100Ce6}, which is the first report in molybdenum blue chemistry thereby confirming that the gigantic clusters are stable in solution and that ion mobility measurements can be used to characterize nanoscale inorganic molecules.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available