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Polyoxometalate chemistry at volcanoes : discovery of a novel class of polyoxocuprate nanoclusters in fumarolic minerals. / Britvin, S. N.; Pekov, I. V.; Yapaskurt, V. O.; Koshlyakova, N. N.; Göttlicher, J.; Krivovichev, S. V.; Turchkova, A. G.; Sidorov, E. G.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, No. 1, 6345, 14.04.2020, p. 6345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Polyoxometalate chemistry at volcanoes
T2 - discovery of a novel class of polyoxocuprate nanoclusters in fumarolic minerals
AU - Britvin, S. N.
AU - Pekov, I. V.
AU - Yapaskurt, V. O.
AU - Koshlyakova, N. N.
AU - Göttlicher, J.
AU - Krivovichev, S. V.
AU - Turchkova, A. G.
AU - Sidorov, E. G.
PY - 2020/4/14
Y1 - 2020/4/14
N2 - Polyoxometalate (POM) chemistry is an important avenue of comprehensive chemical research, due to the broad chemical, topological and structural variations of multinuclear polyoxoanions that result in advanced functionality of their derivatives. The majority of compounds in the polyoxometalate kingdom are synthesized under laboratory conditions. However, Nature has its own labs with the conditions often unconceivable to the mankind. The striking example of such a unique environment is volcanic fumaroles – the natural factories of gas-transport synthesis. We herein report on the discovery of a novel class of complex polyoxocuprates grown in the hot active fumaroles of the Tolbachik volcano at the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The cuboctahedral nanoclusters {[MCu12O8](AsO4)8} are stabilized by the core Fe(III) or Ti(IV) cations residing in the unique cubic coordination. The nanoclusters are uniformly dispersed over the anion- and cation-deficient NaCl matrix. Our discovery might have promising implications for synthetic chemistry, indicating the possibility of preparation of complex polyoxocuprates by chemical vapor transport (CVT) techniques that emulate formation of minerals in high-temperature volcanic fumaroles.
AB - Polyoxometalate (POM) chemistry is an important avenue of comprehensive chemical research, due to the broad chemical, topological and structural variations of multinuclear polyoxoanions that result in advanced functionality of their derivatives. The majority of compounds in the polyoxometalate kingdom are synthesized under laboratory conditions. However, Nature has its own labs with the conditions often unconceivable to the mankind. The striking example of such a unique environment is volcanic fumaroles – the natural factories of gas-transport synthesis. We herein report on the discovery of a novel class of complex polyoxocuprates grown in the hot active fumaroles of the Tolbachik volcano at the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The cuboctahedral nanoclusters {[MCu12O8](AsO4)8} are stabilized by the core Fe(III) or Ti(IV) cations residing in the unique cubic coordination. The nanoclusters are uniformly dispersed over the anion- and cation-deficient NaCl matrix. Our discovery might have promising implications for synthetic chemistry, indicating the possibility of preparation of complex polyoxocuprates by chemical vapor transport (CVT) techniques that emulate formation of minerals in high-temperature volcanic fumaroles.
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