Probing Dynamic Library of Metal-Oxo Building Blocks with γ-Cyclodextrin.
Clement FalaiseMhamad Aly MoussawiSébastien FloquetPavel A AbramovMaxim N SokolovMohamed HaouasEmmanuel CadotPublished in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2018)
Formation of one of the most representative polyoxometalate (POM) archetypes, namely the Lindqvist anion M6O192- with M = MoVI or WVI, was considered as elusive in aqueous solution. Herein, we report on the host-guest stabilization of the M6O192- species with M = Mo or W from aqueous solution using γ-cyclodextrin as trapping agent. The adduct {M6O19@γ-CD}2- reveals remarkable hydrolytic stability that offers new opportunities for exploring potentialities of molybdates or tungstates in the field of biology and medicine, when combined to CDs as efficient drug carrier/delivery agents.