Figure 5: Plausible representation of formation of 4 {Mo48}.
From: Discovery of gigantic molecular nanostructures using a flow reaction array as a search engine
Two building blocks {Mo6(C4)} (purple) coordinate, at 90° relative to each other, to the pentagonal unit via Mo-O bonds to form the ‘wings of {Mo48}. The two wings are bridged by two further {Mo6(C4)} units to construct {Mo48} 4. (Pentagonal unit {Mo(Mo5)}: cyan polyhedra; ball-and-stick representation for C: black; MoV: blue; S: yellow; O: red.) Supplementary Movie 1 shows how the cluster compound is constructed.
