Synthesis, structure, self-assembly and genotoxicity evaluation of a series of Mn-Anderson cluster based polyoxometalate–organic hybrids

A new series of class II polyoxometalate-organic hybrids based on Mn-Anderson type polyoxometalate cluster and aromatic organic moieties has been synthesized and characterized through various analytical and spectroscopic techniques including single crystal X-ray analyses in some cases. The genotoxic effects of these covalent hybrids were evaluated by studying their effects on Allium cepa cells which revealed their low toxic nature as compared to the parent polyoxometalate cluster.