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Post-functionalization of a photoactive hybrid polyoxotungstate (2018)
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Cameron, J. M., Fujimoto, S., Wei, R.-J., Newton, G. N., & Oshio, H. (in press). Post-functionalization of a photoactive hybrid polyoxotungstate. Dalton Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT01253A

A new post-functionalization strategy for hybrid polyoxometalate (POM) clusters is presented, whereby the electronic properties and visible-light driven oxidative reactivity of the POM core can be altered by controlled addition of transition metal io... Read More about Post-functionalization of a photoactive hybrid polyoxotungstate.

3D printable photochromic molecular materials for reversible information storage (2018)
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Wales, D. J., Cao, Q., Kastner, K., Karjalainen, E., Newton, G. N., & Sans, V. (2018). 3D printable photochromic molecular materials for reversible information storage. Advanced Materials, 30(26), Article 1800159. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800159

The formulation of advanced molecular materials with bespoke polymeric ionic liquid matrices that stabilize and solubilize hybrid organic-inorganic polyoxometalates and allow their processing by additive manufacturing, is effectively demonstrated. Th... Read More about 3D printable photochromic molecular materials for reversible information storage.

Pre-programmed self-assembly of polynuclear clusters (2018)
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Shiga, T., Newton, G. N., & Oshio, H. (in press). Pre-programmed self-assembly of polynuclear clusters. Dalton Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT00822A

This perspective reviews our recent efforts towards the self-assembly of polynuclear clusters with ditopic and tritopic multidentate ligands HL1 (2-phenyl-4,5-bis{6-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)pyrid-2-yl}-1H-imidazole) and H2L2 (2,6-bis-[5-(2-pyridinyl... Read More about Pre-programmed self-assembly of polynuclear clusters.

Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates (2018)
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Cameron, J. M., Wales, D. J., & Newton, G. (in press). Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates. Dalton Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT00400E

Finding new ways of using visible light (or, more specifically, solar irradiation) to drive commercially significant and/or challenging chemical processes is an ongoing research goal. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are discrete, metal-oxide clusters which a... Read More about Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates.

A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides (2017)
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Fujimoto, S., Cameron, J. M., Wei, R. J., Kastner, K., Robinson, D., Sans, V., …Oshio, H. (2017). A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides. Inorganic Chemistry, 56(20), 12169-12177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01499

© 2017 American Chemical Society. This study explores a new method to maximize the visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates (POMs). Experimental and theoretical investigations of a family of phospho... Read More about A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides.

Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of composites incorporating an Fe(II) spin crossover complex and polyoxometalates (2017)
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Kuramochi, S., Shiga, T., Cameron, J. M., Newton, G. N., & Oshio, H. (2017). Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of composites incorporating an Fe(II) spin crossover complex and polyoxometalates. Inorganics, 5(3), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics5030048

[Fe(dppOH)2]2+ (dppOH = 2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine) is known to show spin crossover (SCO) behavior and light-induced excited spin state transitions (LIESST). Here, we show that the SCO properties of the [Fe(dppOH)2]2+ complex can... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of composites incorporating an Fe(II) spin crossover complex and polyoxometalates.

An antiferromagnetically coupled heterometal Cu6Fe wheel (2017)
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Saiki, R., Yoshida, N., Hoshino, N., Newton, G. N., Shiga, T., & Oshio, H. (2017). An antiferromagnetically coupled heterometal Cu6Fe wheel. Chemistry Letters, 46(8), https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.170365

A heterometal Cu6Fe wheel molecule, [CuII6FeIII(HL)6- (OH)2(OCH3)4](NO3)3¢6H2O (1¢6H2O) (H2L = 1-(2-pyridine) 3-(2-pyrrole)acetylacetone) was synthesized by the one-pot reaction of H2L with copper and iron sources. X-ray structural analysis reveals t... Read More about An antiferromagnetically coupled heterometal Cu6Fe wheel.

Redox-active organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalate micelles (2017)
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Kastner, K., Kibler, A. J., Karjalainen, E., Fernandes, J. A., Sans, V., & Newton, G. (in press). Redox-active organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalate micelles. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA00408G

A redox-active hybrid organic-inorganic polyoxometalate surfactant showed solvent-dependent self-assembly to form nano-scale architectures. The supramolecular assemblies exhibited contrasting electronic structure and redox activity to their molecular... Read More about Redox-active organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalate micelles.

A multi-redox responsive cyanometalate-based metallogel (2017)
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Mitsumoto, K., Cameron, J., Wei, R. J., Nishikawa, H., Shiga, T., Nihei, M., …Oshio, H. (2017). A multi-redox responsive cyanometalate-based metallogel. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(7), 1502-1506. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201605542

A tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) based tridentate ligand (-(4’-methyl-4,5-di-n-dodecylthylthiotetrathiafulvalene-5’-ylthio)-’-[tris-2,2,2-(1-pyrazolyl)ethoxy]-p-xylene) (L) with long-chain alkyl moieties was prepared in order to obtain a new multi-redox... Read More about A multi-redox responsive cyanometalate-based metallogel.

Orbital engineering: photoactivation of an organofunctionalized polyoxotungstate (2016)
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Newton, G., Oshio, H., Cameron, J., Fujimoto, S., Kastner, K., Wei, R. J., …Sans, V. (2017). Orbital engineering: photoactivation of an organofunctionalized polyoxotungstate. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(1), 47-50. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201605021

Tungsten-based polyoxometalates (POMs) are employed as UV-driven photo-catalysts for a range of organic transformations. Their photoactivity is dependent on electronic transitions between frontier orbitals, and thus manipulation of orbital energy lev... Read More about Orbital engineering: photoactivation of an organofunctionalized polyoxotungstate.