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May 17, 2026Journal of the American Chemical Society3 citations

Polyoxometalate-Assisted Crystallization: A General Strategy Enabling Structural Characterization of Molecular Radium Complexes

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KEKaitlyn EngleLFLesta S. FletcherKHKylie Haas

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore polyoxometalate-assisted crystallization for improving the analysis of radium molecular complexes.
  • Utilization of polyoxometalates to facilitate crystallization of radium complexes.
  • Application of chelators in the structural characterization process.
  • Focus on rare radioactive elements available in microgram quantities.
  • Successfully characterized new molecular radium complexes using polyoxometalate-assisted techniques.
  • Demonstrated potential for enhanced isotope production and targeted radiotherapy.
  • Expanded tools for studying rare, radioactive elements in chemistry.

Abstract

complexes of organic chelators, opening new opportunities to advance the coordination chemistry needed to fully realize radium's potential in isotope production and targeted radiotherapy. More broadly, this approach expands the experimental toolkit available for studying scarce, highly radioactive elements accessible only in microgram quantities.

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Engle et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095a877880e6d24efe0726https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c02763
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