Postfunctionalization of polyoxometalates: an efficient strategy to construct organic-inorganic zwitterions

Dalton Trans. 2015 Oct 14;44(38):16698-702. doi: 10.1039/c5dt02407b. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

Abstract

A class of monoorganoimido-substituted hexamolybdates containing a pyridine group have been firstly synthesized. Furthermore, a reaction protocol of alkylation based on the resulting pyridine-functionalized hexamolybdates has been developed, with which a type of zwitterionic clusters has been successfully obtained.