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Preparation of Polyoxometalate-based Photo-responsive Membranes for the Photo-activation of Manganese Oxide Catalysts
Published on: August 7, 2018
Oscillatory template exchange in polyoxometalate capsules: a ligand-triggered, redox-powered, chemically damped
Haralampos N Miras1, Marjorie Sorus, Jonathan Hawkett
1WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
The redox-controlled driven oscillatory template exchange between phosphate (P) and vanadate (V) anions enclosed in an {X(2)M(18)} cluster is reported. Extensive investigations using a range of techniques, including correlated ESI-MS, EPR, and UV-vis as a function of reaction time, showed that six complete oscillations interconverting the capsule species present in solution from {P(2)M(18)} to {V(2)M(18)} were possible, provided that a sufficient concentration of the TEA reducing agent was present in solution.
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