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<strong>Chapter</strong> 9<br />

Unpublished Results<br />

9.3.3.2 Results and discussion<br />

The structure of [{Zr(O 2 )(GeW 11 O 39 )} 2 ] 12- (22) (Figure 9.61) reveals that the novel polyanion<br />

consists of two [α-GeW 11 O 39 ] 8- anions linked by a {Zr 2 (O 2 ) 2 } 4+ group in a head-on fashion,<br />

resulting in an assembly with C i symmetry. The Zr 4+<br />

ion is located in an antiprismatic<br />

coordination environment with eight oxygen atoms, four of them being connected to the<br />

polyanion and other four being connected to the two peroxo oxygen groups. The BVS<br />

calculation indicates that none the four oxygen atoms from the peroxo groups are protonated. We<br />

performed TGA measurements on 22a (Figure 9.60) from room temperature to 900 °C which is<br />

fully consistent with the formula of 22a provided above.<br />

Figure 9.61 Polyhedral/ball and stick type structural representation of 22. Color scheme: Zr, Ge, and WO 6 units are<br />

shown by deep green, turquoise and red respectively.<br />

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