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Self-Assembly of Polyoxometalate-Based Sub-1 nm Polyhedral Building Blocks into Rhombic Dodecahedral Superstructures

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314045

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Ligand Distribution; Polyoxometalates; Rhombic Dodecahedron; Self-Assembly; Subnanometer

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Tailoring the spatial distribution of ligands on polyoxometalates has led to the formation of subnanometer rhombic dodecahedral building blocks, which self-assemble into microscale rhombic dodecahedral POM assemblies. These assemblies exhibit excellent catalytic performance in the cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides.
Self-assembly of subnanometer (sub-1 nm) scale polyhedral building blocks can yield some superstructures with novel and interesting morphology as well as potential functionalities. However, achieving the self-assembly of sub-1 nm polyhedral building blocks is still a great challenge. Herein, through encapsulating the titanium-substituted polyoxometalate (POM, K7PTi2W10O40) with tetrabutylammonium cations (TBA+), we first synthesized a sub-1 nm rhombic dodecahedral building block by further tailoring the spatial distribution of TBA+ on the POM. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations demonstrated the eight TBA+ cations interacted with the POM cluster and formed the sub-1 nm rhombic dodecahedron. As a result of anisotropy, the sub-1 nm building blocks have self-assembled into rhombic dodecahedral POM (RD-POM) assemblies at the microscale. Benefiting from the regular structure, Br- ions, and abundant active sites, the obtained RD-POM assemblies exhibit excellent catalytic performance in the cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides without co-catalysts. This work provides a promising approach to tailor the symmetry and structure of sub-1 nm building blocks by tuning the spatial distribution of ligands, which may shed light on the fabrication of superstructures with novel properties by self-assembly. Tailoring the spatial distribution of ligands on polyoxometalates has led to subnanometer rhombic dodecahedral building blocks being obtained. The anisotropy of these sub-1 nm building blocks results in them self-assembling into rhombic dodecahedral assemblies, which exhibit excellent catalytic performance in the cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides.image

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