As we have indicated, polyoxocuprates are en emerging class of POM-materials that will have impact on material sciences, especially on the design of novel metal organic frameworks.
Recenty Li, Zheng and coworkers have reported on a new Lindqvist-type polyoxocuprate (Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56 (8), pp 4635–4642). These polyoxocuprates are stabilized by cadmium(II) or manganese(II) cations and templated using tris-type ligands. The Mn(II) containing derivatives assemble into extended framework materials.