Polyoxometalate Molecular Science

Preface. I: Basic Concepts and Principles. Introduction to Polyoxometalate Chemistry; M.T. Pope. General Principles of the Synthesis of Polyoxometalates in Aqueous Solution; G. Herve et al. General Strategies for Non-Aqueous Polyoxometalate Synthesis; R.J. Errington. Complex Oxides as Molecular Materials: Structure and Bonding in High-valent Early Transition Metal Compounds; J.C. Goloboy, et al. Physical Methods in Studying Polyoxometalates: Extended Huckel Molecular Orbital Calculations and Spectroscopic Properties; L.P. Kazansky. Time-resolved Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy of Photoredox Reactions of Polyoxometalates: Formation of Paramagnetic Species Pair by Triplet Mechanism; T. Yamase. II: Relevant Types of POM Compounds. Functionalized Polyoxometalates; A. Proust. Sulfur-containing Keggin Anions and Cyclic Polyoxothioanions; F Secheresse, E. Cadot. Magnetic Polyoxometalates; J.M. Clemente-Juan, et al. Combinatorially Linkable Metal-oxide Based Units: Perspectives for Nano, Supramolecular, and Solid-state Chemistry; A Muller, P. Kogerler. III: Materials and Applications. Applications of Polyoxometalates in Homogeneous Catalysis; R. Neumann. Heterogeneous Catalysis by Heteropoly Compounds; I.V. Kozhevnikov. Photochemistry and Photocatalysis by Polyoxometalates; E. Papaconstantinou, A. Hiskia. Hybrid Metals Based on Polyoxometalates with Solid State Properties; M. Clemente-Leon, et al. Polyoxometalates in Tailored Supramolecular Architectures: from Structure to Function; D.G. Kurth, et al. Index. List of Contributors.