Breaking Boundaries: Novel Tridecavanadate Polyoxometalate with a Unique Sixfold Tetradentate Coordination Capacity for Lanthanum(III) and a Twofold Bidentate Decavanadate Ligand in a Single Compound

A novel isopolyvanadate species, [V IV VV12O 38 ] 12− (V 13 ), has been identified showcasing a unique six-fold tetradentate coordination with La( iii ).