The crystal structures of potassium triperoxo-(o-phenanthroline)niobate trihydrate and its hydrogen peroxide adduct
Abstract
Both the compounds mentioned in the title contain the [Nb(O2)3(C12H8N2)]– ion in which the niobium atom is eight-co-ordinate; the water and H2O2 molecules form hydrogen bonds with the co-ordinated oxygens.