
Polyoxometalates, the other discovery by D’Elhuyar brothers
Not many people know that polyoxometalates (POMs) discovery dates back to 1783 and that they were the D´Elhuyar brothers (Juan José D´Elhuyar(Logroño, 1754) and Fausto D´Elhuyar (Logroño, 1755) who discovered a yellow spicy/bitter tasting salt from the reaction of ammonium molybdate with phosphoric acid which is now known as ammonium 12-phosphomolybdate, (NH4)3[PMo12O40] (Figure 1). Although […]