Archimedean Synthesis and Magic Numbers: "Sizing" Giant Molybdenum-Oxide-Based Molecular Spheres of the Keplerate Type

Pythagorean harmony can be found in the spherical polyoxometalate clusters described here (see illustration for an example of a structure), since there are interesting relationships between the so‐called magic numbers (12, 32, 42, 72, 132) relevant for spherical viruses and the number of the buildin...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1999-11, Vol.38 (21), p.3238-3241
Main Authors: Müller, Achim, Sarkar, Sabyasachi, Shah, Syed Qaiser Nazir, Bögge, Hartmut, Schmidtmann, Marc, Sarkar, Shatarupa, Kögerler, Paul, Hauptfleisch, Björn, Trautwein, Alfred X., Schünemann, Volker
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cage compounds
Cluster compounds
Clusters
Illustrations
Joints
Molecular structure
Polyoxometalates
Sizing
Spacers
Supramolecular chemistry
Synthesis
Topology
Viruses
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Summary:Pythagorean harmony can be found in the spherical polyoxometalate clusters described here (see illustration for an example of a structure), since there are interesting relationships between the so‐called magic numbers (12, 32, 42, 72, 132) relevant for spherical viruses and the number of the building blocks in the cluster. The size of these Keplerate clusters can be tailored by varying the type of connections between the pentagons by means of different spacers.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19991102)38:21<3238::AID-ANIE3238>3.0.CO;2-6