Jack W. Jordan
Single-molecule imaging and kinetic analysis of intermolecular polyoxometalate reactions
Jordan, Jack W.; Fung, Kayleigh L. Y.; Skowron, Stephen T.; Allen, Christopher S.; Biskupek, Johannes; Newton, Graham N.; Kaiser, Ute; Khlobystov, Andrei N.
Authors
Kayleigh L. Y. Fung
Stephen T. Skowron
Christopher S. Allen
Johannes Biskupek
GRAHAM NEWTON GRAHAM.NEWTON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor
Ute Kaiser
ANDREI KHLOBYSTOV ANDREI.KHLOBYSTOV@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Chemical Nanoscience
Abstract
We induce and study reactions of polyoxometalate (POM) molecules, [PW12O40]3− (Keggin) and [P2W18O62]6− (Wells–Dawson), at the single-molecule level. Several identical carbon nanotubes aligned side by side within a bundle provided a platform for spatiotemporally resolved imaging of ca. 100 molecules encapsulated within the nanotubes by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Due to the entrapment of POM molecules their proximity to one another is effectively controlled, limiting molecular motion in two dimensions but leaving the third dimension available for intermolecular reactions between pairs of neighbouring molecules. By coupling the information gained from high resolution structural and kinetics experiments via the variation of key imaging parameters in the TEM, we shed light on the reaction mechanism. The dissociation of W–O bonds, a key initial step of POM reactions, is revealed to be reversible by the kinetic analysis, followed by an irreversible bonding of POM molecules to their nearest neighbours, leading to a continuous tungsten oxide nanowire, which subsequently transforms into amorphous tungsten-rich clusters due to progressive loss of oxygen atoms. The overall intermolecular reaction can therefore be described as a step-wise reductive polycondensation of POM molecules, via an intermediate state of an oxide nanowire. Kinetic analysis enabled by controlled variation of the electron flux in TEM revealed the reaction to be highly flux-dependent, which leads to reaction rates too fast to follow under the standard TEM imaging conditions. Although this presents a challenge for traditional structural characterisation of POM molecules, we harness this effect by controlling the conditions around the molecules and tuning the imaging parameters in TEM, which combined with theoretical modelling and image simulation, can shed light on the atomistic mechanisms of the reactions of POMs. This approach, based on the direct space and real time chemical reaction analysis by TEM, adds a new method to the arsenal of single-molecule kinetics techniques.
Citation
Jordan, J. W., Fung, K. L. Y., Skowron, S. T., Allen, C. S., Biskupek, J., Newton, G. N., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2021). Single-molecule imaging and kinetic analysis of intermolecular polyoxometalate reactions. Chemical Science, 12(21), 7377-7387. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc01874d
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 12, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 26, 2021 |
Publication Date | Jun 7, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jun 3, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 10, 2021 |
Journal | Chemical Science |
Print ISSN | 2041-6520 |
Electronic ISSN | 2041-6539 |
Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 21 |
Pages | 7377-7387 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc01874d |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5504609 |
Publisher URL | https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/sc/d1sc01874d#!divAbstract |
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