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<strong>Chapter</strong> 6<br />

U-peroxo-Polyoxometalate<br />

Li1<br />

K3<br />

K4<br />

K2<br />

K1<br />

K8<br />

Figure 6.3 Combined polyhedral/ball and stick representations of 4. The side- view (upper) shows the<br />

U-shaped “P 6 W 36 ” POM ligand into which the two neutral [(UO 2 )(O 2 )] 4 units are incorporated. The topdown<br />

view (lower) from the “open” side of 4 (with the central “P 2 W 12 ” POM fragment in the back<br />

removed for clarity) highlights that the two uranyl-peroxo clusters are (i) connected via four potassium<br />

ions (K1, K2, K3, K4) and (ii) displaced towards one side of the “P 6 W 36 ” POM. The concave surface of<br />

the “outer” [(UO 2 )(O 2 )] 4 unit is capped by the square-pyramidal Li1 whereas the “inner” [(UO 2 )(O 2 )] 4<br />

unit is capped by the seven-coordinate K8. Color code: WO 6 octahedra (red), PO 4 tetrahedra (yellow),<br />

uranium (green), phosphorus (yellow), potassium (pink), lithium (blue) and oxygen (red).<br />

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