Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1998 · 271 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryInorganic MaterialsInorganic SynthesisMetal OxidesComplex OxidesMolybdenum ChemistryOxide StructurePolyhedral ComplexesX-ray Diffraction AnalysisX-ray Structure Determination
The largest inorganic molecular system so far, [(MoO3)176(H2O)80H32] (1; the picture on the right shows the polyhedral representation), which has been characterized by X-ray structure analysis, possesses a cavity of diameter 2.3 nm and remarkably shows the stoichiometry of a (reduced) protonated and hydrated “molecular molybdenum trioxide”. It is formed by reduction of an aqueous solution of lithium molybdate with tin(II) chloride at very high H+ concentrations.