A Superatomic {Ag8}6+ Cluster Induced by Asymmetric Mixed-Addendum Polyoxometalate

Zichen Zhao; Jianyu Wei; Zhong Ling Lang; Manzhou Chi; Xiaoyi Liu; Jiaxin Yang; Guo Yu Yang; Hongjin Lv

doi:10.1021/jacs.5c09440

A Superatomic {Ag₈}⁶⁺ Cluster Induced by Asymmetric Mixed-Addendum Polyoxometalate

Zichen Zhao, Jianyu Wei, Zhong Ling Lang, Manzhou Chi, Xiaoyi Liu, Jiaxin Yang, Guo Yu Yang^*, Hongjin Lv^*

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Polyoxometalate (POM)-encapsulated Ag nanoclusters have attracted increasing research interest due to their intriguing structural diversities and synergistic catalytic properties; however, the types of POM ligands are limited to the multidentate lacunary or ring-shaped POMs. Herein, we develop an asymmetric POM-induced synthetic strategy to synthesize a superatomic {Ag₈}⁶⁺ cluster encapsulated by six redox-active mixed-addendum P₂W₁₅Nb₃ ligands, (C₁₆H₃₆N)₆Na₄H₂₄[Na₂Ag₈(P₂W₁₅Nb₃O₆₁)₆]·36CH₃CN ({Ag₈@(P₂W₁₅Nb₃)₆}). The oriented aggregation of Ag⁺ ions is attributed to the unevenly distributed electron density over the asymmetric mixed-addendum P₂W₁₅Nb₃ ligands. The resulting {Ag₈@(P₂W₁₅Nb₃)₆} cluster exhibits interesting photothermal and photocatalytic performance due to the redox activity of P₂W₁₅Nb₃ ligands. This work presents a new research avenue for the construction of Ag nanoclusters induced by asymmetric all-inorganic POM ligands and will stimulate the structural exploration and catalytic applications of atomically precise metal nanoclusters.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25107-25114
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	147
Issue number	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c09440
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2025
Externally published	Yes

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