PO_4~(3-)-Mediated Polyoxometalate Supercluster Assembly

摘要

While the chemistry of discrete and networked high-nucle-arity metal clusters continues to evolve steadily, understanding the driving forces and underlying principles governing the aggregation processes of such clusters remains a profound challenge. The imperative need for effective control over their chemical and physical properties—exploited in catalysis, bioinspired chemistry, and materials science—has stimulated considerable interest in the development of more rational and controllable synthetic strategies. In this context, methods based on templating principles promise both enhanced control and greater mechanistic predictability: the nuclearity and geometry of the resulting aggregate is strongly dependent on the size, shape, charge, and the stereoelectronic and coordinative geometric preference of the template.