Behavioral Patterns of Heterometallic Cuboidal Derivatives of [M₃Q₄(H₂O)₉]⁴⁺ (M = Mo, W; Q = S, Se)

Abstract

This Account reports recent progress in the study of some approximately 20 heterometal derivatives of [Mo3S4(H2O)9]4+ with reference also to W and Se analogues. Single cubes (3:1) and corner-shared double cubes (6:1), as well as dimers of the 3:1 single cubes, are considered. A classification of the heterometals as subtypes A, B, and C is introduced.