The luminescent octahedral molybdenum, tungsten, and rhenium cluster complexes have
attracted a broad interest in the past decades for the design of photofunctional materials …

Application of NIR (near-infrared) emitting transition metal complexes in biomedicine is a
rapidly developing area of research. Emission of this class of compounds in the “optical …

The history of the chemistry of halide octahedral cluster complexes began long ago in the
19th century, but to this day these compounds have not lost their topicality or even become …

X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) has recently evolved into a suitable modality
to fight cancer. This technique, which exploits radiosensitizers producing reactive oxygen …

Nowadays, the development of new effective photocatalytic materials for the purification of
real wastewaters and model systems containing organic molecules constitutes an important …

γ-Cyclodextrin (γ-CD) interacts in aqueous solution with octahedral halide clusters Na2
[{M6X8} Cl6](M= Mo, W; X= Br, I) to form robust inclusion supramolecular complexes [{M6X8} …

Abstract Design of self-sterilizing materials for protecting surfaces from pathogenic
microorganisms is of profound interest in the medical community. In this study, we have …

This review is dedicated to the chemistry of Mo iodides. These compounds have a humble
origin, and for a long time their chemistry has been almost completely neglected. Although …

Finding methods that fight bacterial infection or contamination, while minimising our reliance
on antibiotics is one of the most pressing needs of this century. Although the utilisation of UV …

Luminescence is one of the key properties of octahedral molybdenum cluster complexes
and the basis for most areas of their possible practical applications. Nevertheless, the factors …