Synthesis of Cu(I) octamolybdates using tetrakis-acetonitrilecopper(I) hexafluorophosphate

John Fielden, De-Liang Long, Leroy Cronin, Paul Kögerler

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Abstract

Reaction of (NBu4)2[Mo2O7] with [Cu(CH3CN)4](PF6) in acetonitrile results in isolation of the orange β-octamolybdate [Cu(CH3CN)4]2[Mo8O26Cu2(CH3CN)4] (1) along with the colourless α-octamolybdate [Cu(CH3CN)4]4[Mo8O26]·2CH3CN (2). Both products decompose rapidly upon removal from their mother liquors, forming an insoluble, dark brown coloured phase with the composition Cu4[Mo8O26]·0.6CH3CN·16H2O (3). The copper(I) acetonitrile derivatised isopolyanion in 1 thus represents an intermediate structure between the simple, underivatised octamolybdate 2 and fully condensed, polymeric phase 3.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2803-2807
Number of pages5
JournalPolyhedron
Volume28
Issue number13
Early online date2 Jun 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Sep 2009

Keywords

  • Polyoxometalates
  • Crystal structure
  • Copper(I) complex

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