Synthesis of Polyoxometalate−Polymer Hybrid Polymers and Their Hybrid Vesicular Assembly

An organic−inorganic hybrid polymer composed of a Dawson trivanadium-substituted heteropolytungstate ((Bu 4 N) 5 [H 4 P 2 W 15 V 3 O 62 ]) cluster and PS chain are originally designed and first synthesized via in situ ATRP. Further characterization includes NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, and GPC which proved the purity of the material. By means of a cation exchange process, a hybrid polymer (Bu 4 N) + -POM-PS was tuned into a novel giant amphiphile H + -POM-PS. Immediately, individual molecules self-assembled into kinetically favored hybrid vesicles in DMF. Our work provides a controllable and rational way to fabricate stable and well-defined POM−polymer hybrid polymers that can be optimized for potential applications.