B-α-[AsW9O33]9− polyoxometalates incorporating hexanuclear uranium {U6O8}-like clusters bearing the UIV form or unprecedented mixed valence UIV/UVI involving direct UVIO–UIV bonding†
Abstract
The use of B-α-[AsW9O33]9− anionic moieties in association with the tetravalent 5f uranium UCl4 precursor affords three new hexanuclear uranium {U6O8}-like clusters embedded in a polyoxometalate architecture. Two of them are constituted by an unprecedented uranium mixed valence UIV/UVI cluster.