The photochemistry of the Dawson-type [Bu(4)N](4)[S(2)Mo(18)O(62)] and [Bu(4)N](4)[S(2)W(18)O(62)] polyoxometalates in molecular solvents and [Bmim][BF(4)] and [Bmim][BF(6)] ionic liquids with water present as the electron donor is reported. Irradiation with UV (275-320 nm) or white (275-750 nm) light leads to reduction of the [S(2)Mo(18)O(62)](4-) anion and concomitant oxidation of water to gi...

We theoretically investigate a novel switching phenomenon based on the divacant Keggin-type polyoxotungstate bearing chiral organophosphonate [{NH(2)CH(CH(3))PO}(2)(γ-SiW(10)O(36))](4-), that is the synchronous chiroptical and nonlinear optical (NLO) switch triggered by redox. The ECD calculations on the Boltzmann weighted conformations of the three oxidation states of this chiral polyoxometala...

A series of polynuclear metal-oxo clusters have been constructed from the dynamic polyoxometalate (POM) building block {B-α-Sb(III)W9O33} and lanthanide (Ln) linkers via a stepwise synthetic strategy with the molecular formulas of [Ln2(H2O)4{WO2(pic)}2(SbW8O30)2](10-) (Na4Li6[La-1]·28H2O, Na3Li7[Pr-2]·30H2O) and [{Ln(H2O)}{Ln(pic)}(Sb3O4)(SbW8O31)(SbW10O35)]2(24-) (K2Na6Li16[Tb-3]·63H2O, Na9Li1...

Thin films of polyoxometalates that are sensitized with a Ru(II) metallopolymer generate significant photocurrents in the presence of benzyl alcohol and visible light. Significantly, the photocurrent generated by the tungstate based adduct, α-[P(2)W(18)O(62)](6-), is approximately seven fold larger than that found for the Dawson polyoxomolybdate α-[S(2)Mo(18)O(62)](4-).