Linking Giant Molybdenum Oxide Based Nano‐Objects Based on Well‐Defined Surfaces in Different Phases

The linking of nanosized clusters is especially interesting if the following conditions are fulfilled: The nano‐objects, as in the present case, have interesting properties likewell‐definedfunctionalized external and internal surfaces, linking processes followwell‐definedrules and occur with respect to formation of discrete as well as extended structures under mild conditions in different phases, i.e. in the gas, solution and solid phase. In the present microreview it is shown that the wheel‐ and sphere‐shaped nanosized molybdenum‐oxide based clusters fulfil these conditions while extensive linking is observed even under one‐pot conditions, which means that the clusters primarily formed by self‐assembly can become further linked in the same phase. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005)