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Zhang H, Li X, Liu J, Lan YQ, Han Y. Advancing Single-Particle Analysis in Synthetic Chemical Systems: A Forward-Looking Discussion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2406914. [PMID: 39180273 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202406914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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Single-particle analysis (SPA) is a fundamental method of cryo-electron microscopy developed to resolve the structures of biological macromolecules. This method has seen significant success in structural biology, yet its potential applications in synthetic chemical systems remain underexplored. In this perspective article, SPA and associated electron microscopy techniques are first briefly introduced. It is then proposed that SPA is well-suited for structural analysis of chemical systems where discrete, identical macromolecules can be readily obtained. Applicable systems include various clusters such as coinage metal clusters, metal-oxo/sulfur clusters, metal-organic clusters, and supramolecular compounds like coordination cages and metallo-supramolecular cages. When high-quality large single crystals are unattainable, SPA provides an alternative method for determining their structures. Beyond these end products, it is suggested that SPA can be instrumental in studying synthetic intermediates of materials with specific building units, such as metal-organic frameworks and zeolites. Given that various intermediates coexist in the reaction system, a purification step is necessary before conducting SPA, which can be facilitated by soft-landing electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
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- Hui Zhang
- Center for Electron Microscopy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Chen MT, Xu QF, Long LS, Zheng LS. pH-Driven Rotational Configuration of Keggin-Fe 13 Clusters and Their Transformations. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12880-12885. [PMID: 38935512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Keggin-Fe13 clusters are considered foundational building blocks or prenucleation precursors of ferrihydrite. Understanding the factors that influence the rotational configuration of these clusters, and their transformations in water, is vital for comprehending the formation mechanism of ferrihydrite. Here, we report syntheses and crystal structures of four lanthanide-iron-oxo clusters, namely, [Dy6Fe13(Gly)12(μ2-OH)6(μ3-OH)18(μ4-O)4(H2O)17]·13ClO4·19H2O (1), [Dy6Fe13(Gly)12(μ3-OH)24(μ4-O)4(H2O)18]·13ClO4·14H2O (2), [Pr8Fe34(Gly)24(μ3-OH)28(μ3-O)30(μ4-O)4(H2O)30]·6ClO4·20H2O (3), and [Pr6Fe13(Gly)12(μ3-OH)24(μ4-O)4(H2O)18]·13ClO4·22H2O (4, Gly = glycine). Single-crystal analyses reveal that 1 has a β-Keggin-Fe13 cluster, marking the first documented instance of such a cluster to date. Conversely, both 2 and 4 contain an α-Keggin-Fe13 cluster, while 3 is characterized by four hexavacant ε-Keggin-Fe13 clusters. Magnetic property investigations of 1 and 2 show that 2 exhibits ferromagnetic interactions, while 1 exhibits antiferromagnetic interactions. An exploration of the synthetic conditions for 1 and 2 indicates that a higher pH promotes the formation of α-Keggin-Fe13 clusters, while a lower pH favors β-Keggin-Fe13 clusters. A detailed analysis of the transition from 3 to 4 emphasizes that lacunary Keggin-Fe13 clusters can morph into Keggin-Fe13 clusters with a decrease in pH, accompanied by a significant change in their rotational configuration.
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- Man-Ting Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Dempsey RL, Kaltsoyannis N. Computational study of the interactions of tetravalent actinides (An = Th-Pu) with the α-Fe 13 Keggin cluster. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5947-5956. [PMID: 38456808 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03761d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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In recent years, evidence has emerged that actinide (An) uptake at the enhanced actinide removal plant (EARP) at the UK's Sellafield nuclear site occurs via An interactions with an α-Fe13 Keggin molecular cluster during ferrihydrite formation. We here study theoretically the substitution of aquo complexes of the actinides Th-Pu onto a Na-decorated α-Fe13 Keggin cluster using DFT at the PBE0 level. The optimised Pu-O and Pu-Fe distances are in good agreement with experiment and Na/An substitutions are significantly favourable energetically, becoming more so across the early 5f series, with the smallest and largest ΔrG° being for Th and Pu at -335.7 kJ mol-1 and -396.0 kJ mol-1 respectively. There is strong correlation between the substitution reaction energy and the ionic radii of the actinides (Δrε0R2 = 0.97 and ΔrG° R2 = 0.91), suggesting that the principal An-Keggin binding mode is ionic. Notwithstanding this result, Mulliken and natural population analyses reveal that covalency increases from Th-Pu in these systems, supported by analysis of the occupied Kohn-Sham molecular orbitals where enhanced An(5f)-O(2p) overlap is observed in the Np and Pu systems. By contrast, quantum theory of atoms in molecules analysis shows that U-Keggin binding is the most covalent among the five actinides, in keeping with previous studies.
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- Ryan L Dempsey
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Yin JF, Amidani L, Chen J, Li M, Xue B, Lai Y, Kvashnina K, Nyman M, Yin P. Spatiotemporal Studies of Soluble Inorganic Nanostructures with X-rays and Neutrons. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202310953. [PMID: 37749062 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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This Review addresses the use of X-ray and neutron scattering as well as X-ray absorption to describe how inorganic nanostructured materials assemble, evolve, and function in solution. We first provide an overview of techniques and instrumentation (both large user facilities and benchtop). We review recent studies of soluble inorganic nanostructure assembly, covering the disciplines of materials synthesis, processes in nature, nuclear materials, and the widely applicable fundamental processes of hydrophobic interactions and ion pairing. Reviewed studies cover size regimes and length scales ranging from sub-Ångström (coordination chemistry and ion pairing) to several nanometers (molecular clusters, i.e. polyoxometalates, polyoxocations, and metal-organic polyhedra), to the mesoscale (supramolecular assembly processes). Reviewed studies predominantly exploit 1) SAXS/WAXS/SANS (small- and wide-angle X-ray or neutron scattering), 2) PDF (pair-distribution function analysis of X-ray total scattering), and 3) XANES and EXAFS (X-ray absorption near-edge structure and extended X-ray absorption fine structure, respectively). While the scattering techniques provide structural information, X-ray absorption yields the oxidation state in addition to the local coordination. Our goal for this Review is to provide information and inspiration for the inorganic/materials science communities that may benefit from elucidating the role of solution speciation in natural and synthetic processes.
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- Jia-Fu Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) P.O. Box 510119, 01314, Dresden, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Advanced Science Facilities, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) P.O. Box 510119, 01314, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Amiri M, Lulich A, Chiu NC, Wolff S, Fast DB, Stickle WF, Stylianou KC, Nyman M. Bismuth-Polyoxocation Coordination Networks: Controlling Nuclearity and Dimension-Dependent Photocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:18087-18100. [PMID: 36976927 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bismuth-oxocluster nodes for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination networks/polymers are less prolific than other families featuring zinc, zirconium, titanium, lanthanides, etc. However, Bi3+ is non-toxic, it readily forms polyoxocations, and its oxides are exploited in photocatalysis. This family of compounds provides opportunity in medicinal and energy applications. Here, we show that Bi node nuclearity depends on solvent polarity, leading to a family of Bix-sulfonate/carboxylate coordination networks with x = 1-38. Larger nuclearity-node networks were obtained from polar and strongly coordinating solvents, and we attribute the solvent's ability to stabilize larger species in solution. The strong role of the solvent and the lesser role of the linker in defining node topologies differ from other MOF syntheses, and this is due to the Bi3+ intrinsic lone pair that leads to weak node-linker interactions. We describe this family by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (eleven structures), obtained in pure forms and high yields. Ditopic linkers include NDS (1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate), DDBS (2,2'-[biphenyl-4,4'-diylchethane-2,1-diyl] dibenzenesulphonate), and NH2-benzendicarboxylate (BDC). While the BDC and NDS linkers yield more open-framework topologies that resemble those obtained by carboxylate linkers, topologies with DDBS linkers appear to be in part driven by association between DDBS molecules. An in situ small-angle X-ray scattering study of Bi38-DDBS reveals stepwise formation, including Bi38-assembly, pre-organization in solution, followed by crystallization, confirming the less important role of the linker. We demonstrate photocatalytic hydrogen (H2) generation with select members of the synthesized materials without the benefit of a co-catalyst. Band gap determination from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-vis data suggest the DDBS linker effectively absorbs in the visible range with ligand-to-Bi-node charge transfer. In addition, materials containing more Bi (larger Bi38-nodes or Bi6 inorganic chains) exhibit strong UV absorption, also contributing to effective photocatalysis by a different mechanism. All tested materials became black with extensive UV-vis exposure, and XPS, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray scattering of the black Bi38-framework suggest that Bi0 is formed in situ, without phase segregation. This evolution leads to enhanced photocatalytic performance, perhaps due to increased light absorption.
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- Mehran Amiri
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Hewlett-Packard Co., 1000 NE Circle Blvd., Corvallis, Oregon 97330, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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Wang C, Yan J, Chen S, Liu Y. High-Valence Metal-Organic Framework Materials Constructed from Metal-Oxo Clusters: Opportunities and Challenges. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202200462. [PMID: 36790800 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF), which possesses stable framework structure constructed by highly connected metal-oxo cluster nodes and organic linkers, has shown great promise in gas storage, adsorption, and separation, owing to the high surface areas, tunable pore aperture, and rich functional groups. In this review article, we summarized recent progress made in synthesizing high-valence MOF (e. g., UiO-66, MIL-125, PCN-22, and MIP-207) with metal-oxo cluster as metal source. Of particular note, recent breakthroughs in the preparation of UiO-66 and MIL-125 membranes with the corresponding Zr6 -oxo and Ti8 -oxo cluster sources (e. g., Zr6 O4 (OH)4 (OAc)12 and Ti8 O8 (OOCR)16 clusters) possessing superior separation performance were highlighted. In the end, an outlook on the preparation of versatile high-valence MOF membranes with the corresponding metal-oxo clusters as metal sources was highlighted.
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- Chen Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2 Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2 Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2 Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2 Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes, Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road 2 Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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Tian C, Akhtar I, Wang Q, Li Z, Shi B, Feng C, Wang D. Effects of electrostatic neutralization of Keggin Fe 13 on the removal of micro and nano plastic. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 443:130175. [PMID: 36279649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The successful preparation and identification of Keggin-structure Fe13 clusters in recent years further enriched the potential application scenarios of ferric coagulants. Comparing the coagulation efficiencies and mechanisms of Fe13 in the removal of nano/microplastics with conventional polymeric Al13 and monomeric Al/Fe, this work aimed to elucidate the coagulation behaviour of Fe13 compared with the traditional mono ferric coagulant, which has the coagulation applied bottleneck of quick and violet hydrolysis. The results showed that Fe13 has a similar electrostatic neutralization potential to Al13, which could keep a positively charged species, especially in acid conditions. The Fe13 species has a selective removal potential toward the microplastics with a polar functional group like ester. Moreover, Fe13 could hydrolyze to form active sol-gel hydroxides in neutral and alkalinity conditions, which is like the behaviour of traditional monomeric Fe coagulants but seldom restabilization. The electrostatic neutralization of Fe13 could enhance the removal of nano plastic from - 25-75% compared with monomeric Fe at pH 4. The higher floc density as a monomeric Fe coagulant and better electrostatic neutralization potential of Keggin Fe13 posed a good prospect for Fe13 to replace the monomeric Fe coagulants in conventional coagulation.
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- Chenhao Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Mallick L, Chakraborty B. Ionic γ-FeO(OH) Nanocrystal Stabilized by Small Isopolymolybdate Clusters as Reactive Core for Water Oxidation. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203033. [PMID: 36310518 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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At near neutral to basic pH, hydrolysis-induced aggregation to insoluble bulk iron-oxide is often regarded as the pitfalls of molecular iron clusters. Iron-oxide nanocrystals are encouragingly active over the molecular clusters and/or bulk oxides albeit, stabilizing such nanostructures in aqueous pH and under turnover condition remain a perdurable challenge. Herein, an Anderson-type [Mo7 O24 ]6- isopolyanion, a small (dimension ca. 0.85 nm) isolable polyoxometalate (POM) possessing only {31} atoms, has been introduced for the first time as a covalent linker to stabilize an infinitely stable and aqueous-soluble γ-FeO(OH) nanocore. During the hydrothermal isolation of the material, a partial dissociation of the parent [Mo7 O24 ]6- may lead to the in situ generation of few analogous [Mox Oy ]n- clusters, proved by Raman study, which can also participate in stabilizing the γ-FeO(OH) nanocore, Mox Oy @FeO(OH). However, due to high ionic charge on {Mo=O} terminals of the [Mox Oy ]n- , they are covalently linked via MoVI -μ2 O-FeIII bridging to γ-FeO(OH) core in Mox Oy @FeO(OH), established by numerous spectroscopic and microscopic evidence. Such bonding mode is more likely as precedent from the coordination motif documented in the transition metal clusters stabilized by this POM. The γ-FeO(OH) nanocore of Mox Oy @FeO(OH) behaves as potent active center for electrochemical water oxidation with a overpotential, 263 mV @ 10 mA cm-2 , lower than that observed for bare γ-FeO(OH). Despite of some molybdenum dissolution from the POM ligands to the electrolyte, residual anionic POM fragments covalently bound to the OER active γ-FeO(OH) core of the Mox Oy @FeO(OH) makes the surface predominantly ionic that results in an ordered electrical double layer to promote a better charge transport across the electrode-electrolyte junction, less likely in bulk γ-FeO(OH).
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- Laxmikanta Mallick
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016, New Delhi, India
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Luo XM, Li YK, Dong XY, Zang SQ. Platonic and Archimedean solids in discrete metal-containing clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:383-444. [PMID: 36533405 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00582d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metal-containing clusters have attracted increasing attention over the past 2-3 decades. This intense interest can be attributed to the fact that these discrete metal aggregates, whose atomically precise structures are resolved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), often possess intriguing geometrical features (high symmetry, aesthetically pleasing shapes and architectures) and fascinating physical properties, providing invaluable opportunities for the intersection of different disciplines including chemistry, physics, mathematical geometry and materials science. In this review, we attempt to reinterpret and connect these fascinating clusters from the perspective of Platonic and Archimedean solid characteristics, focusing on highly symmetrical and complex metal-containing (metal = Al, Ti, V, Mo, W, U, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, lanthanoids (Ln), and actinoids) high-nuclearity clusters, including metal-oxo/hydroxide/chalcogenide clusters and metal clusters (with metal-metal binding) protected by surface organic ligands, such as thiolate, phosphine, alkynyl, carbonyl and nitrogen/oxygen donor ligands. Furthermore, we present the symmetrical beauty of metal cluster structures and the geometrical similarity of different types of clusters and provide a large number of examples to show how to accurately describe the metal clusters from the perspective of highly symmetrical polyhedra. Finally, knowledge and further insights into the design and synthesis of unknown metal clusters are put forward by summarizing these "star" molecules.
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- Xi-Ming Luo
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China. .,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Lv J, Lang Z, Fu J, Lan Q, Liu R, Zang H, Li Y, Ye D, Streb C. Molecular Iron Oxide Clusters Boost the Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Platinum Electrocatalysts at Near‐Neutral pH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202650. [PMID: 35381106 PMCID: PMC9546390 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a key energy conversion process, which is critical for the efficient operation of fuel cells and metal–air batteries. Here, we report the significant enhancement of the ORR‐performance of commercial platinum‐on‐carbon electrocatalysts when operated in aqueous electrolyte solutions (pH 5.6), containing the polyoxoanion [Fe28(μ3‐O)8(L‐(−)‐tart)16(CH3COO)24]20−. Mechanistic studies provide initial insights into the performance‐improving role of the iron oxide cluster during ORR. Technological deployment of the system is demonstrated by incorporation into a direct formate microfluidic fuel cell (DFMFC), where major performance increases are observed when compared with reference electrolytes. The study provides the first examples of iron oxide clusters in electrochemical energy conversion and storage.
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- Jia‐Qi Lv
- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics School of Energy and Power Engineering Chongqing University No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing 400030 China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Helmholtzstr. 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics School of Energy and Power Engineering Chongqing University No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing 400030 China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Helmholtzstr. 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 10-14 55131 Mainz Germany
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Cutler DJ, Coletta M, Singh MK, Canaj AB, McCormick LJ, Coles SJ, Schnack J, Brechin EK. An [Fe III8] molecular oxyhydroxide. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:8945-8948. [PMID: 35611692 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01477g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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An [FeIII8] hexagonal bipyramid displays antiferromagnetic exchange between the two capping tetrahedral ions and the six ring octahedral ions resulting in a spin ground state of S = 10.
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- Daniel J Cutler
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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- EPSRC National Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- EPSRC National Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Universitat Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, Scotland, UK.
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Lv J, Lang Z, Fu J, Lan Q, Liu R, Zang H, Li Y, Ye D, Streb C. Molecular Iron Oxide Clusters Boost the Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Platinum Electrocatalysts at Near‐Neutral pH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jia‐Qi Lv
- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics School of Energy and Power Engineering Chongqing University No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing 400030 China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Helmholtzstr. 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province Institute of Functional Material Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics School of Energy and Power Engineering Chongqing University No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing 400030 China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Helmholtzstr. 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 10-14 55131 Mainz Germany
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Huang XL. What are the inorganic nanozymes? Artificial or inorganic enzymes! NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj02088b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The research on inorganic nanozymes remains very active since the first paper on the “intrinsic peroxidase-like properties of ferromagnetic nanoparticles” was published in Nature Nanotechnology in 2007. However, there is...
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Dearle AE, Cutler DJ, Coletta M, Lee E, Dey S, Sanz S, Fraser HWL, Nichol GS, Rajaraman G, Schnack J, Cronin L, Brechin EK. An [FeIII30] molecular metal oxide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 58:52-55. [PMID: 34807967 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06224g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dissolution of FeBr3 in a mixture of acetonitrile and 3,4-lutidine in the presence of an amine results in the formation of an [Fe30] molecular metal oxide containing alternating layers of tetrahedral and octahedral FeIII ions. Mass spectrometry suggests the cluster is formed quickly and remains stable in solution, while magnetic measurements and DFT calculations reveal competing antiferromagnetic exchange interactions.
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- Alice E Dearle
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- WestCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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- Fakultät für Physik, Universitat Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany.
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- WestCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
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Stern RD, Kingsbury RS, Persson KA. Aqueous Stability of Zirconium Clusters, Including the Zr(IV) Hexanuclear Hydrolysis Complex [Zr 6O 4(OH) 4(H 2O) 24] 12+, from Density Functional Theory. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:15456-15466. [PMID: 34619971 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Framework materials constitute a broad family of solids that range from zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to coordination polymers. The synthesis of such network structures typically rely on precursor molecular building blocks. As an example, the UiO-66 MOF series is constructed of hexanuclear [Zr6O4(OH)4(CO2)12] cluster nodes and linear carboxylate linkers. Unfortunately, these Zr MOF cluster nodes cannot currently be manufactured in a sustainable way, motivating a search for "green" alternative synthesis methods. Stabilizing the hexanuclear Zr(IV) cluster (i.e., the hexamer, {Zr612+}) without the use of organic ligation would enable the use of environmentally friendly solvents such as water. The Zr(IV) tetranuclear cluster (i.e., the tetramer, {Zr48+}) can be stabilized in solution with or without organic ligands, yet the hexamer has yet to be synthesized without supporting ligands. The reasons why certain zirconium clusters are favored in aqueous solution over others are not well understood. This study reports the relative thermodynamic instability of the hypothetical hexamer {Zr612+} compared to the ubiquitous {Zr48+} tetramer. Density functional theory calculations were performed to obtain the hydrolysis Gibbs free energy of these species and used to construct Zr Pourbaix diagrams that illustrate the effects of electrochemical potential, pH, and Zr(IV) concentration. It was found that the aqueous {Zr612+} hexamer is ∼17.8 kcal/mol less stable than the aqueous {Zr48+} tetramer at pH = 0, V = 0, and [Zr(IV)] = 1 M, which is an energy difference on the order of counterion interactions. Electronic structure analyses were used to explore trends in the highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap, frontier molecular orbitals, and electrostatic potential distribution of these clusters. The evidence suggests that the aqueous {Zr612+} hexamer may be promoted with more strategic syntheses incorporating minimal ligands and counterions.
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- Rebecca D Stern
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Kandasamy B, Lee E, Long DL, Bell N, Cronin L. Exploring the Geometric Space of Metal-Organic Polyhedrons (MOPs) of Metal-Oxo Clusters. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14772-14778. [PMID: 34549944 PMCID: PMC8493551 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Metal organic polyhedra (MOPs) such
as coordination cages and clusters
are increasingly utilized across many fields, but their geometrically
selective assembly during synthesis is nontrivial. When ligand coordination
along these polyhedral edges is arranged in an unsymmetrical mode
or the bridging ligand itself is nonsymmetric, a vast combinatorial
space of potential isomers exists complicating formation and isolation.
Here we describe two generalizable combinatorial methodologies to
explore the geometrical space and enumerate the configurational isomers
of MOPs with discrimination of the chiral and achiral structures.
The methodology has been applied to the case of the octahedron {Bi6Fe13L12} which has unsymmetrical coordination
of a carboxylate ligand (L) along its edges. For these polyhedra,
the enumeration methodology revealed 186 distinct isomers, including
74 chiral pairs and 38 achiral. To explore the programming of these,
we then used a range of ligands to synthesize several configurational
isomers. Our analysis demonstrates that ligand halo-substituents influence
isomer symmetry and suggests that more symmetric halo-substituted
ligands counterintuitively yield lower symmetry isomers. We performed
mass spectrometry studies of these {Bi6Fe13L12} clusters to evaluate their stability and aggregation behavior
in solution and the gas phase showing that various isomers have different
levels of aggregation in solution. We describe
combinatorial methodologies to explore the geometrical
space and enumerate the configurational isomers of metal organic polyhedra
with discrimination of the chiral and achiral structures. The methodology
was applied to the octahedral {Bi6Fe13L12} which has an unsymmetrical coordination of a carboxylate
ligands (L) along its edges. For these polyhedra, the enumeration
methodology revealed 186 distinct isomers, including 74 chiral pairs
and 38 achiral. We used a range of ligands to synthesize several configurational
isomers.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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Zhang Y, de Azambuja F, Parac-Vogt TN. The forgotten chemistry of group(IV) metals: A survey on the synthesis, structure, and properties of discrete Zr(IV), Hf(IV), and Ti(IV) oxo clusters. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hutchison DC, Smith RM, Nyman M. Isomerization of Na‐Centered Alkyltin Keggin Clusters. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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Larichev YV, Selivanova NV, Berdnikova PV, Tuzikov FV, Pai ZP. TUNGSTEN PEROXOPOLYOXO COMPLEXES ARE PROSPECTIVE
CATALYSTS FOR THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. I. STRUCTURE OF COMPLEX [(BUn)4N]3{PO4[WO(O2)2]4}
ACCORDING TO SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s002247662010008x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zheng XY, Chen MT, Du MH, Wei RJ, Kong XJ, Long LS, Zheng LS. Capturing Lacunary Iron-Oxo Keggin Clusters and Insight Into the Keggin-Fe 13 Cluster Rotational Isomerization. Chemistry 2020; 26:11985-11988. [PMID: 32614459 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The formation mechanism of ferrihydrite is the key to understand its treatment of pollutants in waste water and purification of surface water and groundwater. Although emerging evidence suggests that formation of the ferrihydrite occurs through the aggregation of prenucleation clusters, rather than classical atom-by-atom growth, its formation mechanism remains unclear. Herein, an iron-oxo anionic cluster of [Fe22 (μ4 -O)8 (μ3 -OH)20 (μ2 -OH)18 (CH3 COO)16 (H2 O)2 ]4- viewed as a dimer of bivacant β-Keggin-Fe13 clusters was for the first time obtained by using lanthanide ions as stabilizers. Upon dissolution in a mixed solution of isopropanol and water, the lacunary β-Keggin-Fe13 cluster can transform into an α-Keggin-Fe13 cluster, distinctly demonstrating that the Keggin-Fe13 cluster rotational isomerization can be realized through the vacant Keggin-Fe13 cluster.
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- Xiu-Ying Zheng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Amiri M, Martin NP, Sadeghi O, Nyman M. Bismuth for Controlled Assembly/Disassembly of Transition-Metal Oxo Clusters, Defining Reaction Pathways in Inorganic Synthesis and Nature. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:3471-3481. [PMID: 32078309 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Trivalent bismuth is a unique heavy p-block ion. It is highly insoluble in water, due to strong hydrolysis tendencies, and known for low toxicity. Its lone pair is structure-directing, providing framework materials with structural flexibility, leading to piezoelectric and multiferroic function. The flexibility it provides is also advantageous for dopants and vacancies, giving rise to conductivity, luminescence, color, and catalytic properties. We are exploiting Bi3+ in a completely different way, as a knob to "tune" the solubility and stability of transition-metal oxo clusters. The lone pair allows capping and isolation of metastable cluster forms for solid-state and solution characterization. With controlled release of the bismuth (via bismuth oxyhalide metathesis), the metal oxo clusters can be retained in aqueous solution, and we can track their reaction pathways and conversion to related metal oxyhydroxides. Here we present isolation of a bismuth-stabilized MnIV cluster, fully formulated [MnIV6Bi2KO9(CH3COO)10(H2O)3(NO3)2] (Mn6Bi2). In addition to characterization by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, solution characterization in acetonitrile and acetonitrile-acetic acid by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry shows high stability and the tendency of Mn6Bi2 to link into chains by bridging the bismuth (and potassium) caps with nitrate and acetate ligands. On the other hand, the dissolution of Mn6Bi2 in water, with and without metathesis of the bismuth, leads to the precipitation of related oxyhydroxide phases, which we characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and the conversion pathway by SAXS. Without removal of bismuth, amorphous manganese/bismuth oxyhydroxides precipitate within a day. On the other hand, metathesis of BiOBr yields a solution containing soluble manganese oxyhydroxide prenucleation clusters that assemble and precipitate over 10 days. This allows tracking of the reaction pathway via SAXS. We observe one-dimensional growth of species, followed by the precipitation of nanocrystalline hollandite (identified by TEM). The hollandite is presumably templated by the K+, originally in the crystalline lattice of Mn6Bi2. In this Forum Article that combines new results and prospective, we compare these results to prior studies in which we first introduced the use of capping Bi3+ to stabilize reactive clusters, followed by destabilization to understand reaction pathways in synthesis and low-temperature geochemistry.
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- Mehran Amiri
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany Oregon 97321, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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Alkyltin clusters are exploited in nanolithography for the fabrication of microelectronics. The alkyltin Keggin family is unique among Keggin clusters across the periodic table; its members appear to favor the lower-symmetry β and γ isomers rather than the highly symmetrical α and ε isomers. Therefore, the alkyltin Keggin family may provide important fundamental information about the formation and isomerization of Keggin clusters. We have synthesized and structurally characterized a new butyltin Keggin cluster with a tetrahedral Ca2+ center, fully formulated [(BuSn)12(CaO4)(OCH3)12(O)4(OH)8]2+ (β-CaSn12). The synthesis is a simple one-step process. Extensive solution characterization including electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, small-angle X-ray scattering, and multinuclear (1H, 13C, and 119Sn) nuclear magnetic resonance shows β-CaSn12 is essentially phase-pure and stable. This differs from the previously reported Na-centered analogues that always form a mixture of β and γ isomers, with facile interconversion. Therefore, this study has clarified prior confusion over complex spectroscopic and crystallographic characterization of the Na-centered analogues. Density functional theory calculations showed the following stability order: γ-CaSn12 < γ-NaSn12 < β-CaSn12 < β-NaSn12. The β analogue is always more stable than the γ analogue, consistent with experiment. Notable outcomes of this study include a rare tetrahedral Ca coordination, a Na-free alkyltin cluster (important for microelectronics manufacturing), and a better understanding of Keggin families built of different metal cations.
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Zheng XY, Du MH, Amiri M, Nyman M, Liu Q, Liu T, Kong XJ, Long LS, Zheng LS. Atomically Precise Lanthanide-Iron-Oxo Clusters Featuring the ϵ-Keggin Ion. Chemistry 2020; 26:1388-1395. [PMID: 31713263 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Atomically precise molecular metal-oxo clusters provide ideal models to understand metal oxide surfaces, self-assembly, and form-function relationships. Devising strategies for synthesis and isolation of these molecular forms remains a challenge. Here, the synthesis of four Ln-Fe oxo clusters that feature the ϵ-{Fe13 } Keggin cluster in their core is reported. The {Fe13 } metal-oxo cluster motif is the building block of two important iron oxyhydroxyide phases in nature and technology, ferrihydrite (as the δ-isomer) and magnetite (the ϵ-isomer). The reported ϵ-{Fe13 } Keggin isomer as an isolated molecule provides the opportunity to study the formation of ferrihydrite and magnetite from this building unit. The four currently reported isostructural lanthanide-iron-oxo clusters are fully formulated [Y12 Fe33 (TEOA)12 (Hyp)6 (μ3 -OH)20 (μ4 -O)28 (H2 O)12 ](ClO4 )23 ⋅50 H2 O (1, Y12 Fe33 ), [Gd12 Fe33 (TEOA)12 (Hyp)6 (μ3 -OH)20 (μ4 -O)32 (H2 O)12 ](ClO4 )15 ⋅50 H2 O (2, Gd12 Fe33 ) and [Ln16 Fe29 (TEOA)12 (Hyp)6 (μ3 -OH)24 (μ4 -O)28 (H2 O)16 ](ClO4 )16 (NO3 )3 ⋅n H2 O (Ln=Y for 3, Y16 Fe29 , n=37 and Ln=Gd for 4, Gd16 Fe29 n=25; Hyp=trans-4-Hydroxyl-l-proline and TEOA=triethanolamine). The next metal layer surrounding the ϵ-{Fe13 } core within these clusters exhibits a similar arrangement as the magnetite lattice, and Fe and Ln can occupy the same positions. This provides the opportunity to construct a family of compounds and optimize magnetic exchange in these molecules through composition tuning. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESI-MS) show that these clusters are stable upon dissolution in both water and organic solvents, as a first step to performing further chemistry towards building magnetic arrays or investigating ferrihydrite and magnetite assembly from pre-nucleation clusters.
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- Xiu-Ying Zheng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China.,Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of, Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Pu S, Gong C, Robertson AW. Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy and its applications. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:191204. [PMID: 32218950 PMCID: PMC7029903 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has long been an essential tool for understanding the structure of materials. Over the past couple of decades, this venerable technique has undergone a number of revolutions, such as the development of aberration correction for atomic level imaging, the realization of cryogenic TEM for imaging biological specimens, and new instrumentation permitting the observation of dynamic systems in situ. Research in the latter has rapidly accelerated in recent years, based on a silicon-chip architecture that permits a versatile array of experiments to be performed under the high vacuum of the TEM. Of particular interest is using these silicon chips to enclose fluids safely inside the TEM, allowing us to observe liquid dynamics at the nanoscale. In situ imaging of liquid phase reactions under TEM can greatly enhance our understanding of fundamental processes in fields from electrochemistry to cell biology. Here, we review how in situ TEM experiments of liquids can be performed, with a particular focus on microchip-encapsulated liquid cell TEM. We will cover the basics of the technique, and its strengths and weaknesses with respect to related in situ TEM methods for characterizing liquid systems. We will show how this technique has provided unique insights into nanomaterial synthesis and manipulation, battery science and biological cells. A discussion on the main challenges of the technique, and potential means to mitigate and overcome them, will also be presented.
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Ohlin CA. Energetics of paramagnetic oxide clusters: the Fe( iii) oxyhydroxy Keggin ion. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:4043-4050. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05795a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The full energy landscape of the iron(iii) oxyhydroxy Keggin ion is explored through a combination of computation and predictive fitting.
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Dearle AE, Cutler DJ, Fraser HWL, Sanz S, Lee E, Dey S, Diaz‐Ortega IF, Nichol GS, Nojiri H, Evangelisti M, Rajaraman G, Schnack J, Cronin L, Brechin EK. An [Fe
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- Alice E. Dearle
- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
- WestCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ UK
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai 400076 India
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de AragónCSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai 400076 India
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- Fakultät für PhysikUniversitat Bielefeld Postfach 100131 33501 Bielefeld Germany
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- WestCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of Edinburgh David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH93FJ UK
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Dearle AE, Cutler DJ, Fraser HWL, Sanz S, Lee E, Dey S, Diaz-Ortega IF, Nichol GS, Nojiri H, Evangelisti M, Rajaraman G, Schnack J, Cronin L, Brechin EK. An [Fe III 34 ] Molecular Metal Oxide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16903-16906. [PMID: 31535459 PMCID: PMC7186828 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The dissolution of anhydrous iron bromide in a mixture of pyridine and acetonitrile, in the presence of an organic amine, results in the formation of an [Fe34] metal oxide molecule, structurally characterised by alternate layers of tetrahedral and octahedral FeIII ions connected by oxide and hydroxide ions. The outer shell of the complex is capped by a combination of pyridine molecules and bromide ions. Magnetic data, measured at temperatures as low as 0.4 K and fields up to 35 T, reveal competing antiferromagnetic exchange interactions; DFT calculations showing that the magnitudes of the coupling constants are highly dependent on both the Fe‐O‐Fe angles and Fe−O distances. The simplicity of the synthetic methodology, and the structural similarity between [Fe34], bulk iron oxides, previous FeIII–oxo cages, and polyoxometalates (POMs), hints that much larger molecular FeIII oxides can be made.
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- Alice E Dearle
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK.,WestCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK
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- IMR, Tohoku Univ, Katahira 2-1-1, Aobaku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Fakultät für Physik, Universitat Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany
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- WestCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH93FJ, UK
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Hutchison DC, Stern RD, Olsen MR, Zakharov LN, Persson KA, Nyman M. Alkyltin clusters: the less symmetric Keggin isomers. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:9804-9813. [PMID: 29993071 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01950a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Keggin structure is prevalent in nature and synthesis, self-assembled from many metals across the periodic table as both isolated clusters and building blocks of condensed framework oxides. Here we present a one-step synthesis to obtain the sodium-centered butyltin Keggin ion in high yield and high purity, important for mechanistic nanolithography studies. Extensive solution characterization (small-angle X-ray scattering, 1H, 13C and 119Sn nuclear magnetic resonance, electrospray mass spectrometry) also confirms solutions contain only the Na-centered dodecamers. We report three butyltin Keggin structures: the β-isomer (β-NaSn12), the γ-isomer (γ-NaSn12), and a γ-isomer capped with an additional butyltin (γ-NaSn13). All Keggin ions presented here have the general formula [NaO4BuSn12(OCH3)12(O,OH)12] (Bu = butyl), and are of neutral charge. The lack of counterions (OH-) facilitates mechanistic lithographic studies without inference from hydrolysis chemistry. The methanol reaction media enables solubility and ligates the cluster, both important to obtain high purity materials. Despite the monospecific nature of the NaSn12 solutions, NMR reveals both isomer interconversion and ligand exchange. DFT computational comparisons of our three isolated structures, the capped β-isomer (β-NaSn13), along with hypothetical α-isomers (α-NaSn12 and α-NaSn13), showed that the stability ranks β-NaSn12 > γ-NaSn12 > α-NaSn12, consistent with experimental observation. The uncapped isomers were computationally determined to be more stable than the respective capped analogues. These clusters provide a unique opportunity to investigate the lower-symmetry Keggin isomers, and to determine structural factors that control isomer selectivity as well as isomer labilization.
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- Danielle C Hutchison
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, 153 Gilbert Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA.
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Sadeghi O, Amiri M, Reinheimer EW, Nyman M. The Role of Bi 3+ in Promoting and Stabilizing Iron Oxo Clusters in Strong Acid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:6247-6250. [PMID: 29607597 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Metal oxo clusters and metal oxides assemble and precipitate from water in processes that depend on pH, temperature, and concentration. Other parameters that influence the structure, composition, and nuclearity of "molecular" and bulk metal oxides are poorly understood, and have thus not been exploited. Herein, we show that Bi3+ drives the formation of aqueous Fe3+ clusters, usurping the role of pH. We isolated and structurally characterized a Bi/Fe cluster, Fe3 BiO2 (CCl3 COO)8 (THF)(H2 O)2 , and demonstrated its conversion into an iron Keggin ion capped by six Bi3+ irons (Bi6 Fe13 ). The reaction pathway was documented by X-ray scattering and mass spectrometry. Opposing the expected trend, increased cluster nuclearity required a pH decrease instead of a pH increase. We attribute this anomalous behavior of Bi/Fe(aq) solutions to Bi3+ , which drives hydrolysis and condensation. Likewise, Bi3+ stabilizes metal oxo clusters and metal oxides in strongly acidic conditions, which is important in applications such as water oxidation for energy storage.
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- Omid Sadeghi
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Rigaku Oxford Diffraction, 9009 New Trails Drive, the Woodlands, TX, 77381, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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Sadeghi O, Amiri M, Reinheimer EW, Nyman M. The Role of Bi
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in Promoting and Stabilizing Iron Oxo Clusters in Strong Acid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Omid Sadeghi
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Rigaku Oxford Diffraction 9009 New Trails Drive the Woodlands TX 77381 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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Nyman M. Small-angle X-ray scattering to determine solution speciation of metal-oxo clusters. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Molina PI, Kozma K, Santala M, Falaise C, Nyman M. Aqueous Bismuth Titanium–Oxo Sulfate Cluster Speciation and Crystallization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:16277-16281. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Pedro I. Molina
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University 107 Gilbert Hall Corvallis OR 97331-4003 USA
- Current address: Valliscor Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Institute 1110 NE Circle Blvd Corvallis USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University 107 Gilbert Hall Corvallis OR 97331-4003 USA
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- Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University 107 Gilbert Hall Corvallis OR 97331-4003 USA
- Current address: Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR 8180, UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay 78035 Versailles France
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University 107 Gilbert Hall Corvallis OR 97331-4003 USA
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Saha S, Park D, Hutchison DC, Olsen MR, Zakharov LN, Marsh D, Goberna‐Ferrón S, Frederick RT, Diulus JT, Kenane N, Herman GS, Johnson DW, Keszler DA, Nyman M. Alkyltin Keggin Clusters Templated by Sodium. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201701703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Sumit Saha
- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
- Current address: Dept. of Chemistry Alfred University Alfred NY 14802 USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Current address: ESRF-The European Synchrotron 380000 Grenoble France
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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Saha S, Park D, Hutchison DC, Olsen MR, Zakharov LN, Marsh D, Goberna‐Ferrón S, Frederick RT, Diulus JT, Kenane N, Herman GS, Johnson DW, Keszler DA, Nyman M. Alkyltin Keggin Clusters Templated by Sodium. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10140-10144. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sumit Saha
- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
- Current address: Dept. of Chemistry Alfred University Alfred NY 14802 USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Current address: ESRF-The European Synchrotron 380000 Grenoble France
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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- Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) Oregon State University USA
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University USA
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Bandeira NAG, Sadeghi O, Woods TJ, Zhang YZ, Schnack J, Dunbar K, Nyman M, Bo C. Magneto-Structural Analysis of Iron(III) Keggin Polyoxometalates. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:1310-1318. [PMID: 28099014 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b10763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A computational study and magnetic susceptibility measurements of three homonuclear Fe(III) Keggin structures are herein presented: the [FeO4@Fe12F24(μ-OCH3)12]5- anion (1), the [Bi6{FeO4@Fe12O12(OH)12}(μ-O2CCCl3)12]+ cation (2) and its polymorph [Bi6{FeO4@Fe12O12(OH)10(H2O)2}(μ-O2CCF3)10]3+ (3). These results are contrasted with the exchange interactions present in the previously characterized [Fe6(OH)3Ge2W18O68(OH)6]11- and [H12As4Fe8W30O120(H2O)2]4- anions. The computational analysis shows that the most significant antiferromagnetic spin coupling takes place at the junction between each of the {Fe3O6(OH)3}/{Fe3F6(OCH3)3} framework motifs, a possibility that had been previously discarded in the literature on the basis of the Fe-Fe distances. For all the examined iron(III) Keggin structures, it is found that the magnitude of the magnetic couplings within each structural subunit follows the same trend.
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- Nuno A G Bandeira
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain.,Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa , Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.,Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Chemistry Department Texas A&M University , P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Chemistry Department Texas A&M University , P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld , Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Chemistry Department Texas A&M University , P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain.,Chemistry Department Texas A&M University , P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States.,Departament de Química-Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili , Carrer Marcel·lí Domingo, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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Li J, Güttinger R, Moré R, Song F, Wan W, Patzke GR. Frontiers of water oxidation: the quest for true catalysts. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:6124-6147. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00306d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Development of advanced analytical techniques is essential for the identification of water oxidation catalysts together with mechanistic studies.
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- J. Li
- University of Zurich
- Department of Chemistry
- CH-8057 Zurich
- Switzerland
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- University of Zurich
- Department of Chemistry
- CH-8057 Zurich
- Switzerland
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- University of Zurich
- Department of Chemistry
- CH-8057 Zurich
- Switzerland
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- University of Zurich
- Department of Chemistry
- CH-8057 Zurich
- Switzerland
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- University of Zurich
- Department of Chemistry
- CH-8057 Zurich
- Switzerland
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- University of Zurich
- Department of Chemistry
- CH-8057 Zurich
- Switzerland
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