Qiu, Jie Spano, Tyler L. Dembowski, Mateusz Kokot, Alex M. E. S. Szymanowski, Jennifer Burns, Peter C. Sulfate-Centered Sodium-Icosahedron-Templated Uranyl Peroxide Phosphate Cages with Uranyl Bridged by μ–η<sup>1</sup>:η<sup>2</sup> Peroxide Two novel hybrid uranyl peroxide phosphate cage clusters, designated U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>6</sub> and U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>12</sub>, contain peroxide bridges between uranyl in an unusual μ–η<sup>1</sup>:η<sup>2</sup> configuration, as well as the common μ–η<sup>2</sup>:η<sup>2</sup> configuration. These appear to be the only high-nuclearity metal peroxide complexes containing μ–η<sup>1</sup>:η<sup>2</sup> peroxide bridges, and they are unique among uranyl peroxide cages. Both clusters contain 20 uranyl polyhedra, and U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>6</sub> and U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>12</sub> contain 6 and 12 phosphate tetrahedra, respectively. The 20 uranyl polyhedra in both cages are arranged on the vertices of distorted topological dodecahedrons (20 vertex fullerenes). Each cage is completed by phosphate tetrahedra and is templated by a sulfate-centered Na<sub>12</sub> cluster with the Na cations defining a regular convex isocahedron. Whereas μ–η<sup>2</sup>:η<sup>2</sup> peroxides are essential features of uranyl peroxide cages, where they form equatorial edges of uranyl hexagonal bipyramids, the μ–η<sup>1</sup>:η<sup>2</sup> peroxide groups in U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>6</sub> and U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>12</sub> are associated with strong distortions of the uranyl polyhedra. Formation of U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>6</sub> and U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>12</sub> is a further demonstration of the pliable nature of uranyl polyhedra, which contributes to the tremendous topological variability of uranyl compounds. Despite the unusual structure and highly distorted polyhedral geometries of U<sub>20</sub>P<sub>6</sub>, small-angle X-ray scattering and Raman spectra suggest its stability in the aqueous solution and solid state. U 20 P 6;12 phosphate tetrahedra;uranyl peroxide cages;uranyl polyhedra;uranyl peroxide phosphate cage clusters;sulfate-centered Na 12 cluster;20 uranyl polyhedra;high-nuclearity metal peroxide complexes;Sulfate-Centered Sodium-Icosahedron-Templated Uranyl Peroxide Phosphate Cages;U 20 P 12 2017-01-30
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