A novel type of electron-rich (basic!) nanosized channels can be built up by linking giant ring-shaped building blocks, which occur in the layered compound of composition [Mo124VIMo28VO429(μ3-O)28H14(H2O)66.5]16− (see figure). The corresponding sodium salt is obtained by reduction of an acidified aqueous molybdate solution under special reaction conditions.
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Müller et al. (1999) studied this question.