Abstract
A cage cluster consisting of 31 uranyl and 9 Sm(3+) polyhedra self-assembles in an alkaline aqueous peroxide solution and crystallizes (U31Sm9). Trimers of Sm(3+) polyhedra are templated by μ3-η(2):η(2):η(2)-peroxide groups and link to oxo atoms of uranyl ions. Three such trimers link into a ring through uranyl hexagonal bipyramids, and these are attached through six polyhedra to a unit consisting of 21 uranyl hexagonal bipyramids to complete the cage. Luminescence spectra collected with an excitation wavelength of 420 nm reveal fine structure, which is not observed for a cluster containing only uranyl polyhedra.
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