Novel Clusters of Transition Metals and Main Group Oxides in the Alkylamine/Oxovanadium/Borate System

Abstract

Unprecedented structural and compositional features are exhibited by these large vanadium borate clusters (for example 1, see picture on the right). Facile solubilization and crystallization of transition metal oxides by these large, multidentate polyborate ligands portends a rich and diverse chemistry for transition element/polyborate clusters. en = ethylenediamine.