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This review explores generating and amplifying chirality in polyoxometalates (POMs) for solution-based functional materials. It covers chirality transfer and applications like photochromism and catalysis.

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Area of Science:

Inorganic Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Materials Science

Background:

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are versatile metal oxide clusters with growing applications.
Investigating POMs' solution properties, especially chirality, lags behind their synthesis and solid-state characterization.
Maintaining stable chiral states in POMs for functional applications remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the generation and transfer of chirality in discrete metal oxide clusters in solution.
To discuss chirality amplification in POM self-assemblies.
To highlight functional properties arising from induced chirality in solution systems.

Main Methods:

Focuses on induced chirality in solution systems, not crystalline solids.
Discusses supramolecular approaches for chirality transfer.
Examines self-assembly strategies for chirality amplification.

Main Results:

POMs can exhibit induced chirality in solution through various strategies.
Chirality transfer and amplification are achievable via supramolecular assembly.
Chiral POMs in solution show potential in photochromism, catalysis, and bioactivity.

Conclusions:

Addressing the challenge of stable chirality in POM solutions is crucial for advanced functional materials.
This review consolidates recent progress in solution-based chiral POMs.
Future research directions focus on exploiting chirality for novel material properties.