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Chapter 1<br />
Introduction<br />
1.7 Lanthanide‐containing polyoxotungstates<br />
Lanthanide-containing POMs have been investigated less than those containing 3d-transition<br />
metals. Because <strong>of</strong> the larger size <strong>of</strong> the lanthanide ions compared to 3d metals, they are not<br />
fully incorporated into the lacunary site(s) <strong>of</strong> vacant POM precursors. Due to their higher<br />
coordination numbers, each lanthanide ion can be used as linkers to one or more other<br />
lacunary POM units. Lanthanide-containing POMs can be <strong>of</strong> interest due to<br />
photoluminescence as well as catalytic, electrochemical, <strong>and</strong> magnetic properties. 28-29 The<br />
area <strong>of</strong> lanthanide-containing POMs is dominated by tungsten based POMs, as a large number<br />
<strong>of</strong> vacant (lacunary) POM precursors is known (as opposed to vanadium or molybdenum<br />
based POMs). The two main subclasses in this field are lanthanide-containing iso- <strong>and</strong><br />
hetero-polyoxotungstates. The number <strong>of</strong> the reported lanthanide-containing POMs in the<br />
latter class is significantly larger than the former, probably because more lacunary heterothan<br />
iso-polytungstates are known. In 2007, Pope reported a review presenting the structural<br />
chemistry <strong>and</strong> properties, <strong>and</strong> applications <strong>of</strong> POMs that incorporate one or more lanthanide<br />
ions. 30 Furthermore, another subclass in this field is mixed lanthanide <strong>and</strong> d-transition metal<br />
containing heteropolyoxotungstates.<br />
1.7.1 Lanthanide‐containing isopolyoxotungstates<br />
Until very recently, there has been only one family <strong>of</strong> lanthanide-containing isopolyanions<br />
reported so far. Peacock <strong>and</strong> Weakley first reported the decatungstate, s<strong>and</strong>wich-type family<br />
<strong>of</strong> the general formula [Ln(W 5 O 18 ) 2 ] n− . 31a This was synthesized for Ln 3+ = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm,<br />
Ho, Yb <strong>and</strong> Y, <strong>and</strong> for Ce 4+ by reaction <strong>of</strong> the lanthanide ions with Na 2 WO 4 in hot aqueous<br />
(pH 6.5−7.5) solution. 31 The structure <strong>of</strong> the [Ln(W 5 O 18 ) 2 ] n− polyanions (D 4d ) consist <strong>of</strong> two<br />
monolacunary, Lindqvist based fragments [W 5 O 18 ] 6−<br />
encapsulating a central metal ion<br />
exhibiting a square antiprismatic coordination, as depicted in Figure 1.11.<br />
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