An unprecedented nanocage-like and heterometallic [Mo IV3O4]-polyoxomolybdate hybrid†
Abstract
The solvothermal oxidation of [Mo3O2(O2CCH3)6(H2O)3]·ZnCl4 has been established as a general route toward [Mo4+3O4]-incorporated polyoxomolybdates (MoIV-POMs). Two unprecedented family members: the first Mo4+–Mo5+–Mo6+ nanocage cluster, Na[MoIV12MoV4MoVI3O43(OH)Py12]·11H2O (1) and the first heterometallic hybrid, [MoIV3MoVI10Zn(PO4)4(OH)2O31py3]·2(C5H6N)·3(C5H5N)·2H2O (2) have been prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography, elemental and DFT theoretical analyses, XPS, mass spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and IR spectroscopy.