Atomically precise metal nanoclusters can serve a variety of purposes, yet their high reactivity also makes them difficult to synthesize. Now, well-defined {Ag30} nanoclusters have been prepared within ring-shaped polyoxometalates. These nanoclusters show good stability in solution and the solid state, can undergo redox-induced structural transformation, and possess exposed surfaces that can serve as catalytically active sites.
- Kentaro Yonesato
- Daiki Yanai
- Kosuke Suzuki
