基于{Er_2}和{Cu_2}单元构建的超分子网络(英文)

利用水热法成功合成了一个新颖的稀土-过渡金属有机骨架Er(pyba)3(H2O)2CuI(Hpyba=4-吡啶-3-苯甲酸),并通过元素分析、红外光谱、X-射线粉末衍射、单晶X-射线衍射及热分析等对其进行了表征。结构分析表明:2种不同的{Er2}和{Cu2}单元经配体连接形成一维链,这些一维链通过氢键和π-π堆积作用进一步连接形成三维超分子网络。     

Thermodynamic Model for BiPO4(cr) and Bi(OH)3(am) Solubility in the Aqueous Na+–H+–\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{-}–\mathrm{HPO}_{4}^{2-}–\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{3-}–OH−–Cl−–H2O System

Prior to this study no data for the solubility product of BiPO₄(cr) or the complexation constants of Bi with phosphate were available. The solubility of BiPO₄(cr) was studied at 23±2?°C from both the over- and under-saturation directions as functions of a wide range in time (6–309 days), pH values (0–15), and phosphate concentrations (reaching as high as 1.0 mol?kg^?1). HCl or NaOH were used to obtain a range in pH values. Steady state concentrations and equilibrium were reached in <6 days. The data were interpreted using the SIT model. These extensive data provided a solubility product value for BiPO₄(cr) and an upper limit value for the formation of BiPO₄(aq). Because the aqueous system in this study involved relatively high concentrations of chloride, reliable values for the complexation constants of Bi with chloride were required to accurately interpret the solubility data. Therefore as a part of this investigation, existing Bi–Cl data were critically reviewed and used to obtain values of equilibrium constants for various Bi–Cl complexes at zero ionic strength along with the values for various SIT ion interaction parameters. Predictions based on these thermodynamic quantities agreed closely with our experimental data, the chloride concentrations of which ranged as high as 0.7 mol?kg^?1. The study showed that BiPO₄(cr) is stable at pH values <9.0. At pH values >9.0, Bi(OH)₃(am) is the solubility controlling phase. Reliable values for the Bi(OH)₃(am) solubility reactions involving Bi(OH)₃(aq) and $\mathrm{Bi}(\mathrm{OH})_{4}^{-}$ and the formation constants of these aqueous species are also reported.     

(2)(∞)[Co{1,4-C6H4(CN)2}2{NTf2}2][SnI{Co(CO)4}3](2)--a 2D coordination network with an intercalated carbonyl cluster

Dark red transparent crystals of [Co{1,4-C(6)H(4)(CN)(2)}(2){NTf(2)}(2)][SnI{Co(CO)(4)}(3)](2) are obtained by reacting SnI(4), Co(2)(CO)(8) and 1,4-C(6)H(4)(CN)(2) in the ionic liquid [EMIm][NTf(2)] (EMIm: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium; NTf(2): bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide). According to X-ray structure analysis based on single crystals, the title compound crystallizes in a triclinic manner and contains the novel (2)(∞)[Co{1,4-C(6)H(4)(CN)(2)}(2){NTf(2)}(2)] coordination network. This infinite 2D network is composed of Co(2+) ions that are planarily interlinked by four 1,4-dicyanobenzene ligands. As a non-charged 2D network, Co(2+) is furthermore coordinated by two [NTf(2)](-) anions. The (2)(∞)[Co{1,4-C(6)H(4)(CN)(2)}(2){NTf(2)}(2)] layers are stacked on top of each other with SnI[Co(CO)(4)](3) molecules intercalated in distorted cubic gaps between the layers. The title compound is furthermore characterized by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, thermogravimetry (TG), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and optical spectroscopy (UV-Vis).     

Synthesis of cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes with 2-(2-hydroxyphenyliminomethyl)-1-(4-methyl-phenylsulfonamido)benzene and crystal structures of {bis(methanol)[2-(2′-N-tosylaminophenyl)iminomethyl]phenolato}nickel(II) and {bis(2,2′-bipyridine)[2-(2′-N-tosylaminophenyl)iminomethyl]phenolato}copper(II)

Electrochemical oxidation of metal anodes (cobalt, copper and nickel) in acetonitrile solutions of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyliminomethyl)-1-(4-methyl-phenylsulfonamido)benzene (H₂L) gave [CoL], [CuL] and [NiL] complexes. When 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) or 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy) was added to the electrolytic cell, the mixed complexes [MLL′] (M=Co, Cu, L′=bipy or M=Ni, L′=phen) were obtained. A binuclear compound of composition [Ni₂L₂(MeOH)₄] (1) was synthesized by reaction of the ligand H₂L and nickel(II) acetate in methanol. X-ray structure determination showed the compound to be binuclear, with each nickel atom coordinated to two nitrogen and two bridging phenol oxygen atoms of two dianionic ligands and two methanol molecules, in an octahedral environment. The crystal structure of [CuLbipy] (2) was determined by X-ray diffraction; with the copper atom in a distorted bipyramidal environment defined by the two bipyridine nitrogen atoms and by the phenolic oxygen and the nitrogen atoms of the dianionic ligand. The electronic and vibrational spectral data of the complexes are discussed and related to the structure.     

Electrochemistry of Interaction Between Flavin Mononucleotide (FMN) and PM-17 as Antitumoral ε-Keggin Core Compound, \left[ {{\text{H}}_{ 2} {\text{Mo}}_{ 1 2}^{\text{V}} {\text{O}}_{ 2 8} \left( {\text{OH}} \right)_{ 1 2} \left( {{\text{Mo}}^{\text{VI}} {\text{O}}_{ 3} } \right)_{ 4} } \right]^{ 6- } at pH 7.5

In order to obtain a clue to the antitumor mechanism of $\left[ {{\text{Me}}_{ 3} {\text{NH}}} \right]_{ 6} \left[ {{\text{H}}_{ 2} {\text{Mo}}_{ 1 2}^{\text{V}} {\text{O}}_{ 2 8} \left( {\text{OH}} \right)_{ 1 2} \left( {{\text{Mo}}^{\text{VI}} {\text{O}}_{ 3} } \right)_{ 4} } \right]$ ·2H₂O (PM-17), the interaction of PM-17 with flavin mononucleotide (FMN) as a prosthetic group of the flavoprotein has been investigated by both polarographic analysis and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) technique at the physiological solution pH (7.5). The half-wave potential (?0.50 V vs. Ag/AgCl) of the d.c. polarogram for the quasi-reversible one-electron reduction of FMN was shifted by PM-17 toward a more positive potential with a resultant deviation from one-electron reduction to formally more than one-electron reduction waves. The PM-17 effect on the d.c. polarogram could be explained by a variety of FMN···(PM-17)_n (n > 0) aggregates with multiple conformations which was supported by the thermodynamic parameters (ΔH = ?29.7 kJ mol^?1, ΔS = ?28.2 J mol^?1 K^?1, ΔG = ?21.5 kJ mol^?1, and number of FMN in the binding with PM-17 (N) = 0.053 at 20 °C) estimated by the ITC technique. A large conformational change of the FMN domain by the FMN···(PM-17)_n aggregates is suggested to prevent the movement of the FMN centers into close proximity with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) with a resultant depression of the electron transport in NADH dehydrogenase.     

Trinuclear {M1}CN{M2}2 complexes (M1 = Cr(III), Fe(III), Co(III); M2 = Cu(II), Ni(II), Mn(II)). Are single molecule magnets predictable?

The reaction of the hexacyanometalates K3[M(1)(CN)6] (M(1) = Cr(III), Fe(III), Co(III)) with the bispidine complexes [M(2)(L(1))(X)](n+) and [M(2)(L(2))(X)](n+) (M(2) = Mn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II); L(1) = 3-methyl-9-oxo-2,4-di-(2-pyridyl)-7-(2-pyridylmethyl)-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1,5-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester; L(2) = 3-methyl-9-oxo-7-(2-pyridylmethyl)-2,4-di-(2-quinolyl)-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1,5-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester; X = anion or solvent) in water-methanol mixtures affords trinuclear complexes with cis- or trans-arrangement of the bispidine-capped divalent metal centers around the hexacyanometalate. X-ray structural analyses of five members of this family of complexes (cis-Fe[CuL(2)]2, trans-Fe[CuL(1)]2, cis-Co[CuL(2)]2, trans-Cr[MnL(1)]2, trans-Fe[MnL(1)]2) and the magnetic data of the entire series are reported. The magnetic data of the cyanide bridged, ferromagnetically coupled cis- and trans-Fe[ML]2 compounds (M = Ni(II), Cu(II)) with S = 3/2 (Cu(II)) and S = 5/2 (Ni(II)) ground states are analyzed with an extended Heisenberg Hamiltonian which accounts for anisotropy and zero-field splitting, and the data of the Cu(II) systems, for which structures are available, are thoroughly analyzed in terms of an orbital-dependent Heisenberg Hamiltonian, in which both spin-orbit coupling and low-symmetry ligand fields are taken into account. It is shown that the absence of single-molecule magnetic behavior in all spin clusters reported here is due to a large angular distortion of the [Fe(CN)6](3-) center and the concomitant quenching of orbital angular momentum of the Fe(III) ((2)T2g) ground state.     

Multireversible redox processes in pentanuclear bis(triple-helical) manganese complexes featuring an oxo-centered triangular {Mn(II)2Mn(III)(μ3-O)}5+ or {Mn(II)Mn(III)2(μ3-O)}6+ core wrapped by two {Mn(II)2(bpp)3}-

A new pentanuclear bis(triple-helical) manganese complex has been isolated and characterized by X-ray diffraction in two oxidation states: [{Mn(II)(μ-bpp)(3)}(2)Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(μ-O)](3+) (1(3+)) and [{Mn(II)(μ-bpp)(3)}(2)Mn(II)Mn(III)(2)(μ-O)](4+) (1(4+)). The structure consists of a central {Mn(3)(μ(3)-O)} core of Mn(II)(2)Mn(III) (1(3+)) or Mn(II)Mn(III)(2) ions (1(4+)) which is connected to two apical Mn(II) ions through six bpp(-) ligands. Both cations have a triple-stranded helicate configuration, and a pair of enantiomers is present in each crystal. The redox properties of 1(3+) have been investigated in CH(3)CN. A series of five distinct and reversible one-electron waves is observed in the -1.0 and +1.50 V potential range, assigned to the Mn(II)(4)Mn(III)/Mn(II)(5), Mn(II)(3)Mn(III)(2)/Mn(II)(4)Mn(III), Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(3)/Mn(II)(3)Mn(III)(2), Mn(II)Mn(III)(4)/Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(3), and Mn(III)(5)/Mn(II)Mn(III)(4) redox couples. The two first oxidation processes leading to Mn(II)(3)Mn(III)(2) (1(4+)) and Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(3) (1(5+)) are related to the oxidation of the Mn(II) ions of the central core and the two higher oxidation waves, close in potential, are thus assigned to the oxidation of the two apical Mn(II) ions. The 1(4+) and 1(5+) oxidized species and the reduced Mn(4)(II) (1(2+)) species are quantitatively generated by bulk electrolyses demonstrating the high stability of the pentanuclear structure in four oxidation states (1(2+) to 1(5+)). The spectroscopic characteristics (X-band electron paramagnetic resonance, EPR, and UV-visible) of these species are also described as well as the magnetic properties of 1(3+) and 1(4+) in solid state. The powder X- and Q-band EPR signature of 1(3+) corresponds to an S = 5/2 spin state characterized by a small zero-field splitting parameter (|D| = 0.071 cm(-1)) attributed to the two apical Mn(II) ions. At 40 K, the magnetic behavior is consistent for 1(3+) with two apical S = 5/2 {Mn(II)(bpp)(3)}(-) and one S = 2 noninteracting spins (11.75 cm(3) K mol(-1)), and for 1(4+) with three S = 5/2 noninteracting spins (13.125 cm(3) K mol(-1)) suggesting that the {Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(μ(3)-O)}(5+) and {Mn(II)Mn(III)(2)(μ(3)-O)}(6+) cores behave at low temperature like S = 2 and S = 5/2 spin centers, respectively. The thermal behavior below 40 K highlights the presence of intracomplex magnetic interactions between the two apical spins and the central core, which is antiferromagnetic for 1(3+) leading to an S(T) = 3 and ferromagnetic for 1(4+) giving thus an S(T) = 15/2 ground state.     

Ruthenium(II) nitro-nitroso-bis-{1-(alkyl)-2-(β-napthylazo)imidazole}: Synthesis,spectroscopy, electrochemistry and reactivity

Aquation of blue cis-trans-cis-[RuCl₂(β-NaiR)₂] (1) leads to the synthesis of solvento species, blue-violet cis-trans-cis-[Ru(OH₂)₂(β-NaiR)₂](ClO₄)₂ (2), [β-NaiR = C₁₀H₇-N=N-C₃H₂-NN, abbreviated as N,N′-chelator, R = Me] that have been reacted with NaNO₂ in warm EtOH resulting in violet dinitro complexes of the type, [Ru(NO₂)₂(β-NaiR)₂] (3). The nitrite complexes are useful synthons of electrophilic nitrosyls, and on triturating the dinitro compounds with cone. HClO₄ nitro-nitrosyl derivatives, [Ru(NO₂)(NO)(β-NaiR)₂]²⁺ (4) are isolated. The chemical oxidation of aqua complex (2) by excess aqueous eerie solution in 1 (N) H₂SO₄ leads to the spontaneous formation of a yellow colored species. The electrophilic behaviour of metal bound nitrosyl has been proved by reacting with a bicyclic ketone, camphor, containing an active methylene group and an arylhydrazone with an active methine group. The diazotization of the primary aromatic amines with a strongly electrophilic mononitrosyl complex in acetonotrile and dichloromethane solution was thoroughly studied. Electrocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol was examined.     

{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~( 1)·{FeCl_4}~(-1)·{C_6H_5CH_2S_2CH_2C_6H_5}三元包合物的晶体结构

成分为MoFeS_(10)Cl_4N_4C_(34)H_(54)的单晶样品,用SYNTEX-R3型四圆衍射仪以θ/2θ扫描方式收集3499个独立的X射线衍射强度数据进行结构分析。晶体属空间群C_s~4—C_c,晶胞参数a=17.900(5),b=18.466(7),c=15.483(4),β=92.78(2)°,Z=4,经PL,K,B及吸收因子的校正得绝对强度,由Patterson函数先导出Mo参数,随后用Fourier法有层次地导出S,Fe,Cl,N,C等非氢原子的坐标参数,另由直接法亦导出大部分非氢原子的位置,所得结果是平行的。用块矩阵最小二乘法对坐标及各向同性与各向异性的热参数进行多轮的修正,最后加入全部氢原子,同时进行氢原子各向同性热参数的修正,得一致性因子R=0.054,结构分析证实:晶体中存在有三类物种,四个二乙胺基硫代甲酸根与Mo(Ⅴ)组成了{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~(=1)络离子,它与负络离子{FeCl_4}~(-1)交替排列构成了沿c轴方向伸展的空腔,而电中性的苄基二硫化物,则充填其间组成了结构新颖的三元体系包合物。     

Diiodo{N,N′-Bis(2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehyde)-ethylenediimine}mercury(II): Synthesis and crystal structure

Mononuclear mercury(II) complex [Hg((2,3,4-MeO-Ba)₂En)I₂] (I), where (2,3,4-MeO-Ba)₂En = N,N′-bis(2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehyde)ethylenediimine, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis (C, H, and N) and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complex I crystallizes in the monoclinic system, with space group C2/c, having one symmetry-independent Hg²⁺ ion coordinated in distorted tetrahedral geometry by two N atoms of the Schiff base ligand and by two I atoms. The Schiff base ligand (2,3,4-MeO-Ba)₂En acts as a chelating ligand and coordinates via two N atoms to the mercury center and adopts an (E,E) conformation.     

{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~ {MoCl_6}~-的合成及其晶体结构与分子结构

我们合成了化合物{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~ {MoCl_6}~-,确定了其所属晶系、空间群及晶胞参数,并确定了重原子与其它全部非氢原子坐标等.     

Coating of $$\hbox {C}_{60}$$ by para-$$\hbox {H}_2$$H2 and ortho-$$\hbox {D}_2$$D2: revisiting the solvation shell—CMMSE

The solvation of Buckminsterfullerene \(\hbox {C}_{60}\) by para-hydrogen and ortho-deuterium clusters has been modeled using a dedicated potential and path-integral molecular dynamics simulations at low temperature (2 K). The solvation shell obtained from the distribution of radial distances is found to be complete near 50 molecules, in agreement with recent mass spectrometry measurements. Deuteration increases the shell size by one, indicating a denser shell owing to less prominent vibrational delocalization for this heavier isotope.     

{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~( 1)·{FeCl_4}~(-1)·{C_6H_5CH_2SSCH_2C_6H_5}三元包合物晶体的合成、结构、性质研究

本文报道了用MoCl_5,Fecl_3,二乙胺基硫代甲酸钠和苄基硫醇试剂,在甲醇溶液中合成了一种新型的三元包合物。并对此包合物进行了元素分析、X光结构测定、红外光谱、紫外可见光谱、电子顺磁共振谱、差热-热重分析以及磁性测定。这种晶体十分稳定,又包含多种键型,是一种罕见的三元包合物。     

{Cd(dmt)_2(Hchdc)_2(H_2O)_2}_n配合物的合成与表征

通过水热合成的方法,以1,4-环己烷二羧酸、2,4-二氨基-6-甲基三嗪和CdCl_2·2.5H_2O为原料合成了一种单核的化合物{Cd(dmt)_2(Hchdc)_2(H_2O)_2}_n(dmt=2,4-diamino-6-methyl-triazine,H2chdc=1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid),并进行了IR和X射线单晶衍射(常温)的分析.结果表明,该化合物属于P2/c空间群,单斜晶系,晶胞参数:a=1.330 26(11)nm,b=0.541 47(4)nm,c=2.415 54(16)nm,β=115.751(3)°,V=1.567 1(2)nm~3,Z=2,Dc=1.570g/cm~3,F(000)=764,R1=0.035 2,wR2=0.092 7.该化合物中,中心金属离子Cd(II)与氧相连形成六配位构型,并通过4种不同的氢键作用最终形成了三维的堆积结构.     

A STUDY OF THE REDOX CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TERNARY CLATHRATE COMPOUND {MolS2CN(C2H5)2]4} {FeCl4}-{C6H5CH2SSCH2C6H5}

The redox characteristics of the ternary clathrate compound{C6H5CH2SSCH2C6H5}was studied by electrochemical measurement and quantum-chemical calculations.The cyclic voltammogram of this ternary clathrate compound in 0.1M KC1O4-DMF with a platinum electride had 2.pairs of redox peak.Both the electrochemical parameters derived from the voltammogram and the results of EHMO calculations indicate that the pair of redox peak at relatively positive potentials corresponds to the redox reaction of "Fe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ) which is irreversible in nature,while the pair of redox peak at more negative potentials corresponds to the redox reaction of Mo(Ⅴ)/ Mo(Ⅱ) which is semi-reversible.The calculations from experiment measurements are fairly agreement with the theoretical calculations.     

Bis[tetraruthenium(IV)]-containing polyoxometalates: [{Ru(IV)4O6(H2O)9}2Sb2W20O68(OH)2]4- and [{Ru(IV)4O6(H2O)9}2{Fe(H2O)2}2{β-TeW9O33}2H]-

The reaction of [Sb(2)W(22)O(74)(OH)(2)](12-) and [Fe(4)(H(2)O)(10)(β-TeW(9)O(33))(2)](4-) with (NH(4))(2)[RuCl(6)] in aqueous solution resulted in the novel ruthenium(IV)-containing polyanions [{Ru(IV)(4)O(6)(H(2)O)(9)}(2)Sb(2)W(20)O(68)(OH)(2)](4-) and [{Ru(IV)(4)O(6)(H(2)O)(9)}(2){Fe(H(2)O)(2)}(2){β-TeW(9)O(33)}(2)H](-), exhibiting two cationic, adamantane-like, tetraruthenium(IV) units {Ru(4)O(6)(H(2)O)(9)}(4+) bound to the respective polyanion in an external, highly accessible fashion.     

The Novel Benzo-15-Crown-5 with Palladium(II) Complex: [Na(B15CS)]_2,[Pd(SCN)_4]

The extensive pioneering study of Pedersen I has led to a vialal explosion of solutionand solid-state investigation of crown ethers and metal ions which include alkali metal,alkali earth metal, other main-group and transition-metal ions. It is shown that singlecrystal X-ray diffraction analysis is a most powerful technique for the characterization ofthese complexes and numerous solid-state structUral stIJdies have appeared through theyears. The reported B15CS complexes strllcturally charact…     

Structurally different divalent metallasiloxanes [Mg{O(Ph2SiO)2}2]-μ-(LiPy)-μ-{(LiPy)3(OH)(Cl)}], [Cr{O(Ph2SiO)2}-μ-(LiPy2)2], and [{O(Ph2SiO)2}Co{O(Ph2SiO)3)}-μ-(LiPy2)2] from Ph2Si(OH)2/2BuLi and the metal dichlorides

Three structurally different metallasiloxanes were formed from reactions between in situ generated suspensions of Ph₂Si(OH)₂/BuLi (1∶2) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) with, metal dichlorides MgCl₂·2THF, CrCl₂, or CoCl₂ followed by toluene/Py (Py=pyridine) work-up. The X-ray structures are reported for: [Mg{O(Ph₂SiO)₂}₂]-μ-(LiPy)-μ-{(LiPy)₃(OH)(Cl)] (1) incorporating two six-membered magnesiasiloxane rings and an MgLi₃O₃Cl cubane fragment, [{O(Ph₂SiO)₂}Co{O(Ph₂SiO)₃}-μ-(LiPy₂)₂] (2) with both six-and eight-membered cobaltasiloxane rings and [Cr{O(Ph₂SiO)₂}₂-μ-(LiPy₂)₂] (3) with two six-membered chromiasiloxane rings. Structure assembly in these cases is apparently dictated by the metal dichloride. The compound [{O(Ph₂SiO)₂}Mg{O(Ph₂SiO)₃}-μ-(CoClPy)₂]·Py (4) is formed from [{O(Ph₂SiO)₂}Mg{O(Ph₂SiO)₃}-μ-(LiPy₂)₂] and CoCl₂ (1∶2).     

Intramolecular Nonvalent Interactions in the $${\text{Eu}}_{{\text{2}}}^{{{\text{II}}}}$$ EuIII(μ-ORF)2(μ2-ORF)3(μ3-ORF)2(DME)2 Complex

Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry - A quantum chemical study of fluorinated europium alcoholate $${\text{Eu}}_{{\text{2}}}^{{{\text{II}}}}$$...     

Antimonato polyoxovanadates with structure directing transition metal complexes: pseudopolymorphic {Ni(dien)2}3[V15Sb6O42(H2O)]·nH2O compounds and {Ni(dien)2}4[V16Sb4O42(H2O)

Three new poloxovanadates were synthesized under solvothermal conditions and were structurally characterized. The two compounds with composition {Ni(dien)(2)}(3)[V(15)Sb(6)O(42)(H(2)O)]·nH(2)O (n = 12 and 8; dien = bis(2-aminoethyl)amine or diethylenetriamine) are pseudopolymorphs crystallizing in different space groups. The compounds were obtained by applying identical reaction slurries but using different reaction temperatures. Both compounds feature the [V(15)Sb(6)O(42)(H(2)O)](6-) anion which is the antimony analogue to the single molecule magnet [V(15)As(6)O(42)(H(2)O)](6-). Crystal data: 1 tetragonal space group P4, a = 46.9378(3), c = 16.51300(10) ? and V = 36380.7(4) ?(3). 2 rhombohedral space group R3c with a = 23.0517(4), c = 28.6216(5) ? and V = 13171.3(4) ?(3). In 1 several unusual short inter-cluster Sb···O contacts lead to the formation of three different super-clusters with composition V(60)Sb(24)O(168). The 12 unique {Ni(dien)(2)}(2+) complexes adopt all three possible configurations. In 2 the special arrangement of the {Ni(dien)(2)}(2+) complexes around the cluster anion prevents inter-cluster Sb···O contacts. The main structural motif of the third compound {Ni(dien)(2)}(4)[V(16)Sb(4)O(42)(H(2)O)] (3) is the [V(16)Sb(4)O(42)(H(2)O)](8-) cluster anion consisting of two perpendicular eight-membered rings of VO(5) pyramids. Two additional VO(5) polyhedra are located on opposite sides. Crystal data: 3 triclinic space group P1 = 13.5159(4), b = 14.2497(5), c = 14.9419(4) ?, α = 98.322(2), β = 114.080(2), γ = 110.130(2)° and V = 2326.35(12) ?(3).