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Cover Picture: Electronic Properties and Molecular Simulations of Polyoxometalates (Isr. J. Chem. 2/2011)
Author(s) -
Bo Carles,
Poblet Josep M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201190003
Subject(s) - chemistry , polyoxometalate , tungsten , cover (algebra) , cluster (spacecraft) , ion , crystallography , oxide , solvent , metal , chemical physics , atomic physics , nanotechnology , computational chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , computer science , programming language , catalysis
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are molecular metal‐oxide clusters that often feature highly symmetrical structures. A classical example is the Preyssler anion [NaP 5 W 30 O 180 ] 14− pictured on the cover. This D 5h ‐symmetry cluster is presented as a ball‐and‐stick structure, with the tungsten atoms, W, in turquuoise, linked together by oxygen atoms in red, and the P atoms of its five encapsulated phosphate units in plum. The framework is surrounded by a set of points defining a surface, which serves to computationally simulate the effects of the solvent and counter ions. Further details can be found in the article by C. Bo and J. M. Poblet, on page 228 of this issue.