Abstract
Discrete aqueous metal oxide polyionic clusters that include aluminum polycations, transition-metal polyoxometalates, and the actinyl peroxide clusters have captivated the interest of scientists in the realm of both their fundamental and applied chemistries. Yet the counterions for these polycations or polyanions are often ignored, even though they are imperative for solubility, crystallization, purification, and even templating cluster formation. The actinyl peroxide clusters have counterions not only external, but internal to the hollow peroxide capsules. In this study, we reveal the dynamic behavior of these internal alkali counterions via solid-state and liquid NMR experiments. These studies on two select cluster geometries, those containing 24 and 28 uranyl polyhedra, respectively, show that the capsules-like clusters are not rigid entities. Rather, the internal alkalis both have mobility inside the capsules, as well as exchange with species in the media in which they are dissolved. The alkali mobilities are affected by both what is inside the clusters as well as the composition of the dissolving medium.
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