Chirality in Polyoxometalate Chemistry

• Published in: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Vol. 2008; no. 32; pp. 5001 - 5013
• Main Authors: Hasenknopf, Bernold, Micoine, Kévin, Lacôte, Emmanuel, Thorimbert, Serge, Malacria, Max, Thouvenot, René
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.11.2008; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Anions; Chemical Sciences; Chiral resolu­tion; Coordination chemistry; Molecular recognition; Organic chemistry; Organic-inorganic hybrid composites; Polyoxometalates
• ISSN: 1434-1948; 1099-0682
• DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800759

The increasing use of polyoxometalates in the fields of material sciences, catalysis, and biology has raised the interest in chirality of such systems. This review provides a summary of the different strategies followed: i) chirality in solid‐state arrangements, ii) chiral polyoxometalate frameworks, and iii) chiral polyoxometalate–organic hybrids. Through the discussion of selected examples, an outline for future work is drawn. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008) Chirality of inorganic nanoclusters is a rising topic of intriguing complexity. The present review deals with the molecular aspects of chirality in polyoxometalate systems, from solid‐state arrangements to organic hybrids. This expanding area is expected to play a growing role in catalysis, materials science, and biology of polyoxometalates.