Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.44, No.22, 7711-7713, 2005
Enantiopure 1,1'-binaphthyl-based polyoxometalate-containing molecular hybrids
The first chiral molecular hybrids based on covalently linked polyoxometalate clusters and enantiopure 1,1'-binaphthyl units have been prepared. Their structures have been confirmed by H-1 NMR, FTIR, and ESI-MS measurements. Such hybrids show moderate chiroptical behavior in solutions, and Cotton effects are observed up to 450 nm, indicating chiral extension from the binaphthyl core to the cluster-containing pi-conjugated arms.