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<strong>Chapter</strong> 3 The Wheel-Shaped Cu 20<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu2<br />

Cu2<br />

Cu2<br />

Cu2<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu3<br />

Cu1<br />

Cu1<br />

Figure 3.6 Ball and stick representation of the copper-hydroxo cluster in 1 showing all structurally<br />

equivalent copper atoms with the same label. Only the oxo-ligands bridging neighboring copper ions are<br />

shown.<br />

3.4.2 Solution NMR<br />

We also investigated the solution properties of 1 by 31 P NMR at room temperature in D 2 O using<br />

a 400 MHz JEOL ECX instrument. We observed a singlet at –29.3 ppm (Figures 3.7) indicating<br />

that all 8 P atoms in 1 are equivalent, which is in complete agreement with the solid state<br />

structure (Figures 3.2 and 3.3). We have not yet obtained a good 183 W spectrum for 1 (expected<br />

are 3 peaks of equal intensity), probably due to solubility problems.<br />

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