Yanhui Chen

Bio: Yanhui Chen is an academic researcher from Northeast Normal University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hydrothermal synthesis & Polyoxometalate. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 14 publications receiving 238 citations.

One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers: Complexity and Diversity in Structures, Properties, and Applications

Abstract: 2.4.2. Interpenetrated Ladders 711 2.4.3. Unusual Motifs of Ladders 713 2.4.4. Properties of Ladderlike Chains 713 2.5. Rotaxane Polymers 714 2.5.1. 1D Polyrotaxanes 714 2.5.2. 2D Polyrotaxanes 715 2.5.3. 3D Polyrotaxanes 716 2.5.4. Hydrogen-Bonded Polyrotaxanes 716 2.6. Ribbon/Tape Polymers 717 2.7. Metal Cluster As Building Blocks for 1D CP 718 2.7.1. Metal Carboxylate Clusters 718 2.7.2. Metal Halide Clusters 719 2.7.3. Metal Chalcogenide Clusters 720 2.7.4. Polyoxometalate Clusters 721 2.7.5. Single Molecular Magnets as Building Blocks 722

Synthesis, structures and applications of electron-rich polyoxometalates

Abstract: Ever since the discovery and development of polyoxometalates (POMs), it has been known that they can exist in electron-rich reduced forms of different archetypes, structural flexibilities and functionalities. There are now reliable synthetic strategies for electron-rich POMs — materials that have unique and potentially useful catalytic, electronic and magnetic properties. This Review covers the synthesis and applications of these reduced species, and also highlights their differences and advantages relative to fully oxidized POMs. More than 200 reduced POM structures are described in this Review, with emphasis placed on how reduction influences POM structure, function and properties. The metals in polyoxometalates need not be in their highest oxidation states. Indeed, polyoxometalates can exist in reduced forms, and several different metals can be incorporated into various structural archetypes. This Review describes the synthesis and characterization of these complexes, along with their topical catalytic, electronic and biological properties.

Assembly of the Highest Connectivity Wells-Dawson Polyoxometalate Coordination Polymer: the Use of Organic Ligand Flexibility

Abstract: Through tuning the length of flexible bis(triazole) ligands and different metal ion coordination geometries, four Wells-Dawson polyoxoanion-based hybrid compounds, [Cu6(btp)3(P2W18O62)]·3H2O (1) (btp = 1,3-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-y1)propane), [Cu6(btb)3((P2W18O62)]·2H2O (2), [Cu3(btb)6(P2W18O62)]·6H2O (btb = 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-y1)butane) (3), and [Cu3(btx)5.5((P2W18O62)]·4H2O (btx = 1,6-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-y1)hexane) (4), were synthesized and structurally characterized. In compound 1, the metal-organic motif exhibits a ladder-like chain, which is further fused by the ennead-dentate [P2W18O62]6− anions to construct a 3D structure. In compound 2, the metal-organic motif exhibits an interesting Cu−btb grid layer, and the ennead-dentate polyoxoanions are sandwiched by two Cu−btb layers to construct a 3D structure. Compound 3 exhibits a (42·62·82) 3D Cu−btb framework with square and hexagonal channels arranged alternately. The hexa-dentate polyoxoanions incorporate only into the hexagonal channels. In compoun...

Semimetal-functionalised polyoxovanadates.

Abstract: Polyoxovanadates (POVs), known for their wide applicability and relevance in chemical, physical and biological sciences, are a subclass of polyoxometalates and usually self-assemble in aqueous-phase, pH-controlled condensation reactions. Archetypical POVs such as the robust [VO42](12-) polyoxoanion can be structurally, electronically and magnetically altered by heavier group 14 and 15 elements to afford Si-, Ge-, As- or Sb-decorated POV structures (heteroPOVs). These main-group semimetals introduce specific chemically engineered functionalities which cause the generally hydrophilic heteroPOV compounds to exhibit interesting reactivity towards organic molecules, late transition metal and lanthanoid ions. The fully-oxidised (V(V)), mixed-valent (V(V)/V(IV) and V(IV)/V(III)), "fully-reduced" (V(IV)) and "highly-reduced" (V(III)) heteroPOVs possess a number of intriguing properties, ranging from catalytic to molecular magnet characteristics. Herein, we review key developments in the synthetic and structural chemistry as well as the reactivity of POVs functionalised with Si-, Ge-, As- or Sb-based heterogroups.

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured Vanadium Oxides

Abstract: A wide range of vanadium oxides have been obtained via the hydrothermal treatment of aqueous V(V) solutions. They exhibit a large variety of nanostructures ranging from molecular clusters to 1D and 2D layered compounds. Nanotubes are obtained via a self-rolling process while amazing morphologies such as nano-spheres, nano-flowers and even nano-urchins are formed via the self-assembling of nano-particles. This paper provides some correlation between the molecular structure of precursors in the solution and the nanostructure of the solid phases obtained by hydrothermal treatment.