Electronic Structure Studies on the Whole Keplerate Family: Predicting New Members

<p> The present paper presents a comprehensive study of the electronic structure of nano-scale molecular oxide capsules of the type [{M<sup>VI</sup>(M<sup>VI</sup>)<sub>5</sub>O<sub>21</sub>}<sub>12</sub>{M&#39;<sup>V</su...

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Autores: Melgar, Dolores, Bandeira, Nuno A G, Bo, Carles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2072/305909
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/305909
https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt00166j
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Keplerates
DFT
polyoxometalates
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Sumario:<p> The present paper presents a comprehensive study of the electronic structure of nano-scale molecular oxide capsules of the type [{M<sup>VI</sup>(M<sup>VI</sup>)<sub>5</sub>O<sub>21</sub>}<sub>12</sub>{M&#39;<sup>V</sup><sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(&micro;-X)(&micro;-Y)(L<sup>n-</sup>)}<sub>30</sub>]<sup>(12+n)-</sup>, where M,M&rsquo;=Mo, W, and the bridging ligands X,Y=O,S, carried out by means of density functional theory. Discussion of the electronic structure of these derivatives is focused on the thermodynamic stability of each of the structures, the one having the highest gap being M=W, M&rsquo;=Mo, X=Y=S. For the most well known structure M=M&rsquo;=Mo, X=Y=O, [Mo<sub>132</sub>O<sub>372</sub>]<sup>12-</sup>, the chemical of several ligands to the {Mo<sup>V</sup><sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(&mu;-O)<sub>2</sub>} linker moiety produces negligible effects on its stability which is evidence of a strong ionic component in these bonds. The existence of hitherto unknown species, namely W<sub>132</sub> with both bridging alternatives is discussed and put into context with our findings.&nbsp;</p>