An Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Framework Composed of Polyoxotungstate and Long-Chained Bolaamphiphile.

ABSTRACT: Surfactants are functional molecules utilized in various situations. The self-assembling property of surfactants enables several molecular arrangements that can be employed to build up nanometer-sized architectures. This is beneficial in the construction of functional inorganic-organic hybrids holding the merits of both inorganic and organic components. Among several surfactants, bolaamphiphile surfactants with two hydrophilic heads are effective, as they have multiple connecting or coordinating sites in one molecule. Here, a functional polyoxotungstate inorganic anion was successfully hybridized with a bolaamphiphile to form single crystals with anisotropic one-dimensional alignment of polyoxotungstate. Keggin-type metatungstate ([H₂W₁₂O₄₀]^6-, H

SUBMITTER: Ikuma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9917333 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature