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Sulfite Anions as Structure‐Directing Templates for the Engineering of Modular Polyoxometalates
Author(s) -
Miras Haralampos N.,
Chilas George I.,
Cronin Leroy,
Kabanos Themistoklis A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201201065
Subject(s) - synthon , chemistry , sulfite , template , modular design , nanotechnology , coordination complex , combinatorial chemistry , metal , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , operating system , materials science , computer science
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are anionic metal oxides and encompass a diverse family of nanosized compounds with an unmatched range of architectures and physical properties. The use of the pyramidal sulfite anion, with its numerous coordination modes, has introduced structural diversity into the POM‐based chemical systems, giving rise to the formation of novel synthons for the construction of unprecedented architectures ranging from low‐nuclearity, isolable secondary building units to POM‐based molecular nanoparticles, open‐framework and 3D coordination materials, and the emergence of novel properties.