Synergetic activation of “silent receptor” sites leading to a new type of inclusion complex: integration of a 64-membered ring comprising K+ and SO42− ions into a molybdenum oxide-based nanoobject

Abstract

The new type of inclusion species [Mo^VI₁₁₄Mo^V₃₂O₄₂₉(H₂O)₅₀(KSO₄)₁₆]³⁰⁻ comprising 16 encapsulated K⁺ and SO₄²⁻ ions shows an unusual 64-membered {K(SO₄)}₁₆ ring integrated into a wheel-shaped type nanocluster host; it is formed by a synergetically induced functional complementarity and represents a text-book example of a very complex non-biological material.