Synthesis and assembly of a difunctional core POM cluster with two appended POM cluster caps.

A series of nanorod-like organic-inorganic hybrids based on hexamolybdate and Anderson-type heteropolyoxomolybdates has been prepared using the well-developed DCC protocol. The present work opens a way to flexibly introduce two different functional groups to a hexamolybdate ion and explore thoroughly the whole family of organoimido derivatives for fabricating novel molecular nanostructures with tunable properties.