Abstract
Rates of oxygen-isotope exchange at all structural sites in two isostructural polyoxometalates, [HxNb10O28](6-x)- and [HxTi2Nb8O28](8-x)-, show that small changes in structure have surprising and profound effects: a single-site substitution of Ti(IV) for Nb(V) inverts the pH dependencies for rates throughout the structures. Within a given structure, all oxygens exhibit similar pH dependencies although they react over a range greater than 104, indicating that pathways involve concerted motions of the entire lattices. Profound sensitivity to changes in structure and composition suggests reaction pathways in polyoxometalate ions will be highly variable even within structural classes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 16488 - 16492 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 131 |
Issue number | 45 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |