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Modular Redox-Active Inorganic Chemical Cells: iCHELLs†

  1. Dr. Geoffrey J. T. Cooper1,
  2. Dr. Philip J. Kitson1,
  3. Ross Winter1,
  4. Dr. Michele Zagnoni2,
  5. Dr. De-Liang Long1,
  6. Prof. Leroy Cronin1,*

Article first published online: 8 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105068

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 50, Issue 44, pages 10373–10376, October 24, 2011

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Cooper, G. J. T., Kitson, P. J., Winter, R., Zagnoni, M., Long, D.-L. and Cronin, L. (2011), Modular Redox-Active Inorganic Chemical Cells: iCHELLs. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50: 10373–10376. doi: 10.1002/anie.201105068

Author Information

  1. 1

    WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ (UK) http://www.croninlab.com

  2. 2

    Centre for Microsystems and Photonics, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW (UK)

*WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ (UK) http://www.croninlab.com

  1. †

    We wish to thank David Gabb, Dr. Carsten Streb (University of Glasgow, Chemistry), and Dr. Donald McLaren (University of Glasgow, Physics) for their help with electron microscopy, and Dr. Scott Mitchell and Dr. Haralampos Miras (University of Glasgow, Chemistry) for providing POM materials. This work was supported by the EPSRC, WestCHEM, The Leverhulme Trust, and the University of Glasgow. L.C. thanks the Royal Society/Wolfson Foundation for a merit award.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 OCT 2011
  2. Article first published online: 8 SEP 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2011

Funded by

  • EPSRC
  • WestCHEM
  • Leverhulme Trust
  • University of Glasgow

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Keywords:

  • capsules;
  • chemical cells;
  • membranes;
  • polyoxometalates;
  • self-assembly
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Cell within a cell: Interfacial membrane formation by cation exchange of polyoxometalates produces modular inorganic chemical cells with tunable morphology, properties, and composition (see picture). These inorganic chemical cells (iCHELLs), which show redox activity, chirality, as well as selective permeability towards small molecules, can be nested within one another, potentially allowing stepwise reactions to occur in sequence within the cell.

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