Issue 15, 2018

Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic–inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates

Abstract

Finding new ways of using visible light (or, more specifically, solar irradiation) to drive commercially significant and/or challenging chemical processes is an ongoing research goal. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are discrete, metal–oxide clusters which are cheap, robust and easily synthesised but can also act as versatile molecular building blocks, allowing for astonishing variety in their structures and properties. In particular, the rich redox chemistry and inherent photo-activity of POMs makes them attractive for use in a variety of photochemical applications, however POMs characteristically only absorb strongly in the UV region. In this perspective, we discuss the various strategies which have been employed in order to sensitise POMs to visible light, with a particular focus on hybrid inorganic–organic POM species. We will discuss the two clear photo-activation mechanisms which have been developed to date and provide an outlook on some of the possible future directions of the field.

Graphical abstract: Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic–inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
30 yan 2018
Accepted
26 fev 2018
First published
26 fev 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 5120-5136

Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic–inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates

J. M. Cameron, D. J. Wales and G. N. Newton, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 5120 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT00400E

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