Tuning the singlet oxygen quantum yield of near-IR-absorbing porphyrazines

We report the quantum yields for singlet oxygen production by a series of porphyrazines (pz) of the form M[pz(An;B4-n)] (Scheme 1), where the peripheral substituent A is [S-R]2 with R = (CH2CH2O)3H, B is a fused alpha,alpha'-dialkoxybenzo group and M = 2H, Mg or Zn. These compounds show intense near-IR absorbance/emission (longest wavelength emission, approximately 830 nm). Their solubilities vary with R, whereas their optical properties do not. We show that singlet oxygen sensitization by these luminescent compounds can be "tuned" from essentially off to on by varying n and selection among M = 2H, Mg or Zn. The quantum yields vary ca 60-fold within the set of compounds studied, from phidelta = 0.007 for compound 3 to phidelta = approximately 0.4 for compound 11.     

两个二维Cd(Ⅱ)配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构和荧光性质

具有d^10电子结构的简单金属配合物是不发光的。然而,采用具有π共轭芳香类有机物为配体所构建的Zn(Ⅱ)和Cd(Ⅱ)配合物,特别是具有重复单元结构的配位超分子和配位聚合物,能够发射较强的荧光,由于它们的配位数和结构的多样性,如[Cd4(betc)2(phen)2(H2O)]n(bete=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxyl),[Cd(isonicotinate)2(EtOH)](EtOH),使这类化合物往往显示出一些新奇的功能。本文分别采用均苯四甲酸根和烟酸根为桥配体,合成了两种具有二维无限结构的Cd(Ⅱ)配位聚合物,它们在紫外光照射下,可以发出较强的蓝色荧光。     

一个镉配位聚合物[Cd(Pyphen)(1，4-BDC)(H2O)]·0.5Pyphen的合成、结构和荧光性质研究

The title complex, [Cd(Pyphen)(1,4-BDC)(H₂O)]·0.5Pyphen (1) (Pyphen=pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthr-oline and 1,4-H₂BDc=1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid) has been obtained by using hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, fluorescence spectrum and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with a=2.489 2(5) nm, b=0.967 88(19) nm, c=2.057 0(4) nm, V=4.955 9(17) nm³, Z=8, CdC₂₉H₁₈N₆O₄, M_r=642.89, D_c=1.723 g·cm^-3, F(000)=2 576, μ(Mo Kα)=0.937 mm^-1, R=0.039 6 and wR=0.102 6. The compound 1 exhibits one-dimensional chain structures, which are further stacked through π-π interactions to form supramolecular layers. Solid-state luminescent spectrum of the complex 1 indicates intense fluorescent emission. CCDC: 679004.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Luminescent and Dielectric Properties of a Novel 1D Chain Zinc(Ⅱ) Complex {[Zn(DCImPyO)·(H_2O)_2·]·H_3O}_n

Under hydrothermal conditions, 4-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide (H3DCImPyO) reacted with ZnCl2 to give the 1D chain complex {[Zn(DCImPyO)·(H2O)2·]·H3O}n (1). Single-crystal X-ray determination shows that complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2 1 /c with a=9.488(2), b=13.247(3), c=12.959(4) , β=126.716(19)°, Z=4, V=1305.6(6) 3 , C10H11N3O8Zn, D c=1.865 g/cm3 , M r=366.61, λ(MoKa)=0.71073 , μ=1.930 mm -1 , F(000)=744, R=0.0472 and wR=0.1487. Fluorescent analysis showed an intense emission band at 422 nm when the exciting radiation was set at 378 nm. Dielectric constant of complex 1 was measured at different frequencies with temperature variation.     

Generation and characterization of [(P)M-(X)-Co(TMPA)]n+ assemblies; P = Porphyrinate, M = FeIII and CoIII, X = O2-, OH-, O2(2-), and TMPA = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine

With the established chemistry of bridged [(porphyrinate)FeIII-X-CuII(ligand)]n+ [X = O2- (oxo), OH- (hydroxo), O22- (peroxo)] complexes, we investigated the effect of cobalt ion substitution for copper or copper and iron. Thus, in this report, the generation and characterization of new mu-oxo, micro-hydroxo, and micro-peroxo (micro-X) assemblies of [(porphyrinate)MIII-X-CoII/III(TMPA)]n+ assemblies is described, where M = FeIII or CoIII and TMPA = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine. The mu-oxo complex [(F8TPP)FeIII-O-CoII(TMPA)]+ (1, F8TPP = tetrakis(2,6-difluorphenyl)porphyrinate) was isolated by an acid-base self-assembly reaction of a 1:1 mixture of (F8TPP)FeIII-OH and [CoII(TMPA)(MeCN)]2+ upon addition of triethylamine. The crystal structure of 1.2C4H10O proved the presence of an unsupported Fe-O-Co moiety; angleFe-O-Co = 171.6 degrees and d(Fe...Co) = 3.58 A. Complex 1 was further characterized by UV-vis (lambdamax = 437 (Soret) and 557 nm), 1H NMR [delta 40.6 (pyrrole-H), 8.8 and 8.7 (m-phenyl-H), 8.0 (p-phenyl-H), 4.4 (PY-4H), 2.6 (PY-3H), 1.0 (PY-5H), -1.1 (PY-6H), and -2.7 (TMPA-CH2-) ppm], electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometric methods, Evans method NMR (microeff = 3.1), and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) susceptometry (J = -114 cm-1, S = 1). The micro-hydroxo analogue [(F8TPP)FeIII-(OH)-CoII(TMPA)]+ (2) [UV-vis lambdamax = 567 nm; delta 78 ppm (pyrrole-H); Evans NMR microeff = 3.7] was generated by addition of 1 equiv of triflic acid to 1. The protonation is completely reversible, and 1 is regenerated from 2 by addition of triethylamine. While (F8TPP)FeII/[CoII(TMPA)(MeCN)]2+/O2 chemistry does not lead to a stable micro-peroxo species, a dicobalt micro-peroxo complex [(TPP)CoIII-(O22-)-CoIII(TMPA)]2+ (3, TPP = meso-tetraphenylporphyrinate) forms from a reaction of O2 with a 1:1 mixture of the CoII precursor components at -80 degrees C [UV-vis lambdamax = 435 (Soret), 548, and 583 (weak) nm; silent EPR spectrum; diamagnetic NMR spectrum]. The oxygenation/deoxygenation equilibrium is reversible; warming solutions of 3 releases approximately 1 equiv of O2 and the reduced complexes are reformed.     

Biosynthesis of riboflavin. Single turnover kinetic analysis of 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase

6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase (lumazine synthase) catalyzes the condensation of 5-amino-6-ribitylamino-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione with 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate, affording the riboflavin precursor, 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine. Single turnover experiments monitored by multiwavelength photometry were performed with the recombinant lumazine synthase of Bacillus subtilis. Mixing of the enzyme with the pyrimidine type substrate is conducive to a hypsochromic shift as well as a decrease in absorbance of the heterocyclic substrate; the rate constant for that reaction is 0.02 s(-1) microM(-1). Rapid mixing of the complex between enzyme and pyrimidine type substrate with the second substrate, 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate, is followed by the appearance of an early optical transient characterized by an absorption maxima at 330 nm of low intensity which was tentatively assigned as a Schiff base intermediate. The subsequent elimination of phosphate affords a transient with intense absorption maxima at 455 and 282 nm, suggesting an intermediate with an extended system of conjugated double bonds. The subsequent formation of the enzyme product, 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine, is the rate-determining step.     

一维梯形蓝色荧光磺酸锶配位聚合物

The reaction of 3-carboxy-4-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid with SrCl₂·6H₂O yields one-dimensional double-chain coordination polymer {[Sr(H₂SSA)₂(H₂O)₄]·2H₂O}_n (1), which displays strong blue fluorescence emission (λ_max=423 nm) in the solid-state at room temperature. Crystal data for 1: Triclinic, space group P1, a=0.688 48(2) nm, b=0.706 86(2) nm, c=2.474 22(7) nm. α=96.458(2)°, β=90.796(2)°, γ=108.628 0(10)°, V=1.132 19(6) nm³, Z=2, 16 575 unique data (θ_max=25.99°), R=0.021 1 (4 411 [I≥2σ(I)] reflections), wR=0.052 5 (all data), ρ_max=0.881 e·nm^-3. CCDC: 279677.     

吗啉胍同多十钒酸盐的自组装合成、结构表征及抗菌活性

通过十钒酸盐与吗啉胍在不同pH值水溶液中的自组装,合成了2个新化合物(C₆H₁₄N₅O)₄·[H₂V₁₀O₂₈]·9H₂O(1)和(C₆H₁₄N₅O)₆[V₁₀O₂₈]·4H₂O(2).通过IR,⁵¹VNMR和X射线衍射等方法对其结构进行了表征.结果表明,化合物1和2是通过十钒酸根阴离子与质子化的吗啉胍阳离子以静电力和氢键构筑的,多阴离子及吗啉胍的结构基本保持不变.抗菌试验结果表明,两种化合物对金黄色葡萄球菌、表皮葡萄球菌、耐甲氧西林金黄葡萄球菌和耐甲氧西林表皮葡萄球菌均具有较强的抑制活性.     

5-乙氧羰基甲硫基-1,2,4-三唑席夫碱的合成及杀菌活性

以3-甲基-4-氨基-5-乙氧羰基甲硫基-1,2,4-三唑为原料,与取代芳醛合成9种3-甲基-4-(X-取代基苯亚甲基氨基)-5-乙氧羰基甲硫基-1,2,4-三唑席夫碱化合物a～i。 产物结构经1H NMR、IR和MS等技术手段确证。 其中化合物3-甲基-4-(4-羟基苯亚甲基氨基)-5-乙氧羰基甲硫基-1,2,4-三唑h进一步经X射线单晶衍射得到其晶体结构（CCDC：910927）：C14H16N4O3S,Mr=320.37,Orthorhombic,P2(1)2(1)2(1)/n,a=0.9220(10) nm,b=1.5823(17) nm,c=2.1667(2) nm,V=3.161(6) nm3,Z=8,F(000)=1344。 化合物对4种植物病原菌的初步生物活性测试结果(EC95值)表明,化合物d、e、f对供试菌种西瓜枯萎病和小麦赤霉病的抑菌活性优于对照原药三唑酮。     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Luminescent Property of a One-dimensional Europium Citrate Complex

A new compound, [Eu(Hcit)(H2O)2]·H2O]n (1, Hcit3-= C(OH)(COO-)(CH2COO-)2), has been synthesized under hydrothermal reactions of europium oxide, MnCl2·4H2O and citric acid at 120 ℃ for three days. The compound was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, IR and TGA. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 6.179(1), b = 9.688(2), c = 16.990(3) , β = 91.98(3)°, Z = 4, V = 1016.4(3) 3, C6H11EuO10, Mr = 395.11, Dc = 2.582 g/cm3, μ = 6.218 mm-1, F(000) = 760, R = 0.0183 and wR = 0.0411. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that complex 1 displays 1D ladder chains along the a axis, with dinuclear Eu2O2 units serving as "steps" and carboxylate groups as "uprights", which are connected by hydrogen bonds. The solid-state luminescent property of complex 1 was investigated at room temperature. Upon excitation at 394 nm, compound 1 exhibits interesting luminescent properties with several intense bands in the visible region and the most intense and sharp emission being in the red region at 615 nm. The TGA and XRD results prove that complex 1 undergoes facile thermal decomposition to form Eu2O3 at about 870 ℃.     

金(Ⅲ)与杯[4]乙酯合钠髣超分子化合物:[Na(C_(60)H_(80)O_(12))]~ [Au(SCN)_4]~-的合成、结构及性能

0引言杯芳烃是由酚环和亚甲基组成的环多聚体,杯芳烃奇异的环状结构和可调节的空穴特征,引起广大化学工作者的浓厚研究兴趣,不同类型的新型杯芳烃及其衍生物已相继被合成出来[1]。其中有些杯芳烃化合物在浓缩分离、催化仿生、环境保护等方面已显示出良好的应用性能[2,3];一些杯     

钼钒氧簇二聚体[Ni(enMe)_2]_4{[Ni(enMe)_2][Ni(enMe)_2(H_2O)]_2[Mo_8~(Ⅵ)V_6~(Ⅳ)O_(38)(V~ⅤO_4)]_2}·8H_2O的合成与结构表征(英文)

在水热条件下合成了一例新型的多金属氧酸盐二聚物,[Ni(enMe)2]4{[Ni(enMe)2][Ni(enMe)2(H2O)]2[Mo8ⅥV6ⅣO38(VⅤO4)]2}.8H2O(1)(enMe=1,2-丙二胺),利用元素分析、红外光谱分析、粉末X射线衍射、热重分析和单晶X射线衍射表征了其结构。结果表明,化合物(1)属于单斜晶系,P2(1)/n空间群.晶胞参数为a=1.9685(4)nm,b=1.3549(3)nm,c=2.7039(5)nm,α=90°,β=93.94(3)°,γ=90°,V=7.195(2)nm3,Z=4,Dc=2.390g/cm3,Mr=2588.4,μ=3.195mm-1,F(000)=5012,最终R1=0.0743,wR2=0.1861.与此同时,(1)是第一个具有二帽-Keggin型钼钒氧簇的二聚体,它由过渡金属部分[Ni(enMe)2(H2O)]22+连接形成{[Ni(enMe)2][Ni(enMe)2(H2O)]2[Mo8ⅥV6ⅣO38(VⅤO4)]2}8-二聚阴离子.     

氧化-4-吡啶甲酸桥联的一维链状三丁基锡配合物的合成与晶体结构

利用双三丁基氧化锡与氧化-4-吡啶甲酸(HOCOC5H4NO)以物质的量比1∶2反应,合成了有机锡配合物[Bu3Sn(OCOC5H4NO)]n。通过元素分析、红外光谱和核磁共振氢谱对其结构进行了表征,用X射线单晶衍射测定了它的晶体结构。结果表明,该配合物晶体属单斜晶系,空间群为C2/c,晶胞参数a=2.002 8(9)nm,b=1.224 7(6)nm,c=1.913 6(12)nm,β=119.145(6)°,Z=8,V=4.166(4)nm3,Dc=1.365 g.cm-3,μ=1.239 mm-1,F(000)=1 760,R=0.052 9,wR=0.192 1,GOF=1.013。在配合物中锡原子由氧化-4-吡啶甲酸桥联为五配位的畸变的三角双锥构型。氧化-4-吡啶甲酸配体中N-O基团中的氧原子和另一配体中的羧基氧原子与中心锡原子配位,形成无限一维链状有机锡配合物。该配合物具有良好的热稳定性和较高的抗肿瘤活性。     

Dinuclear calcium complex with weakly NH...O hydrogen-bonded sulfonate ligands

The novel intramolecularly NH...O hydrogen-bonded Ca(II)-aryl sulfonate complex, [Ca2(SO3-2-t-BuCONHC6H4)2(H2O)4]n(2-t-BuCONHC6H4SO3)2n (1), sulfonate anion, (HNEt3)(SO3-2-t-BuCONHC6H4) (2a), (PPh4)(SO3-2-t-BuCONHC6H4) (2b), (n-Bu4N)(SO3-2-t-BuCONHC6H4) (2c), and sulfonic acid, 2-t-BuCONHC6H4SO3H (3), were synthesized. The structures of 1, 2a, and 2b depict the presence of the formation of NH...O hydrogen bonds between the amide NH and S-O oxygen for a series of compounds as determined by IR and 1H NMR analyses both in the solid state and in the solution state. Thus, the NH...O hydrogen bonds with neutral amide groups are available for investigation of the electronic state of the O- anion. The combined data from the IR and 1H NMR spectra indicate that the sulfonic acid, sulfonate anion, and Ca(II) complex have a substantially weak intramolecular NH...O hydrogen bond between the SO3 oxygen and amide NH. In the detailed comparison with the intense NH...O hydrogen bonds for the carboxylate, weak NH...O hydrogen bonds for sulfonate is due to the strong conjugation of the SO3- group with the lower nucleophilicity.     

含氟链不对称苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及疏氟效应对介晶性的影响

盘状液晶分子中引入氟代烃链并利用疏氟效应（fluorophobic effect）能有效稳定分子的柱状堆积;低对称性的盘状分子有较低的熔点和宽的介晶相温度范围．基于此,本文设计并合成了一系列半氟酯链的不对称苯并菲化合物C18H6（OCnH2n＋1）4（OCH3）（O2CC2H4C6F13）（1）,及相对应的不含氟化合物C18H6（OCnH2n＋1）4（OCH3）（O2CC8H17）（2）,n=4—8．化合物结构通过核磁和质谱表征．介晶性通过差示扫描量热法和偏光显微镜进行了研究．结果显示：化合物均为柱状互变热致液晶．含氟链化合物1a—1e与相对应的化合物2a-2e比较,有更高的熔点和清亮点．合成的多数化合物为室温液晶．     

Cluster core controlled reactions of substitution of terminal bromide ligands by triphenylphosphine in octahedral rhenium chalcobromide complexes

Reactions of rhenium chalcobromides Cs4[{Re6(mu3-S)8}Br6].2H2O, Cs3[{Re6(mu3-Se)8}Br6].2H2O, Cs3[{Re6(mu3-Q)7(mu3-Br)}Br6].H2O (Q = S, Se), and K2[{Re6(mu3-S)6(mu3-Br)2}Br6] with molten triphenylphosphine (PPh3) have resulted in a family of novel molecular hybrid inorganic-organic cluster compounds. Six octahedral rhenium cluster complexes containing PPh3 ligands with general formula [{Re6(mu3-Q)8-n(mu3-Br)n}(PPh3)4-nBrn+2] (Q = S, n = 0, 1, 2; Q = Se, n = 0, 1) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and elemental analyses, 31P{1H} NMR, luminescent measurements, and quantum-chemical calculations. It was found that the number of terminal PPh3 ligands in the complexes is controlled by the composition and consequently by the charge of the cluster core {Re6Q8-nBrn}n+2. In crystal structures of the complexes with mixed chalcogen/bromine ligands in the cluster core all positions of a cube [Q8-nBrn] are ordered and occupied exclusively by Q or Br atoms. Luminescence characteristics of the compounds trans-[{Re6Q8}(PPh3)4Br2] and fac-[{Re6Se7Br}(PPh3)3Br3] (Q = S, Se) have been investigated in CH2Cl2 solution and the broad emission spectra in the range of 600-850 nm were observed.     

一个由吡嗪-2,3-二甲酸和咪唑构筑的锌配位聚合物的水热合成、晶体结构及荧光性质(英文)

A metal-organic coordination polymer [Zn2(pzdc)(im)3]n(H2pzdc=pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid,im= imidazole) 1 has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,IR,fluorescence spectrum and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Pale yellow crystals crystallize in the monoclinic system,space group P21/c,a=1.364 87(15) nm,b=1.389 43(15) nm,c=0.956 89(10) nm,β=102.354(2)°,V=1.772 6(3) nm3,C15H12N8O4Zn2,Mr=499.07,Dc=1.870 g·cm-3,F(000)=1 000,Z=4,μ(Mo Kα)=2.750 mm-1,the final R=0.032 2 and wR=0.087 8 for 3 208 observed reflections(I2σ(I)).1 shows green photoluminescent property at room temperature.     

Synthesis and optical limiting properties of axially bridged phthalocyanines: [(tBu4PcGa)2O] and [(tBu4PcIn)2O

Highly soluble [(tBu(4)PcM)(2)O] phthalocyanine dimers (M=Ga(III) (3), In(III) (4)) were prepared by the reaction of [tBu(4)PcMCl] (M=Ga(III) (1), In(III) (2)) with excess of concentrated H(2)SO(4) at -20 degrees C. The Mbond;Obond;M linkages in 3 and 4 are not stable against concentrated H(2)SO(4) at room temperature, 6 n HCl at reflux, or during isolation under column chromatographic conditions (e.g. silica gel/toluene). The stability of 3 in solution is considerably higher than that of 4. The mu-oxo-bridged phthalocyanine dimers 3 and 4 have a more intense photoluminescence emission in the red region than the monomers 1 and 2. The gallium phthalocyanines 1 and 3 have fluorescence lifetimes of a few nanoseconds, while those of the indium phthalocyanines 2 and 4 last for only several hundred picoseconds. Comparison of the fluorescence lifetimes of monomers 1 and 3 with dimers 2 and 4, reveals that the dimers have longer lifetimes of the excited singlet states. The transient absorption spectrum is similar for all of the compounds, and the transient absorption band at about 520 nm, observed by nanosecond laser irradiation, can be assigned to the transition from the lowest triplet excited state to the upper triplet excited states (T-T absorption). The magnitude of the optical limiting exhibited by 1, 2, 3, and 4 in toluene at 532 nm laser pulse irradiation is in the order: 4>3>2>1 [corrected]. The values of the imaginary third-order nonlinear susceptibility Im[chi((3))] of the above compounds at 532 nm in toluene are also reported. These results demonstrate that these compounds are candidates for optical limiting applications.     

Intramolecular excimer formation and photoinduced electron-transfer process in bis-1,8-naphthalimide dyads depending on the linker length

The photophysical properties of bis-1,8-naphthalimide (NI-L-NI) dyads with different linkers ( L = -C 3H 6-, -C 4H 8-, -C 6H 12-, -C 8H 16-, and -C 9H 18-) as well as the reference NI derivative (NI-C 7H 15) were investigated in CH 3CN and H 2O/CH 3CN (v/v = 1:9). The normal fluorescence peak of (1)NI*-L-NI was observed at 379 nm together with a broad emission at longer wavelength both in aprotic CH 3CN and in H 2O/CH 3CN, which is assigned to an excimer, (1)(NI-L-NI)*. The excimer emission maximum was blue-shifted with increasing length of the linker. The photoinduced electron-transfer process of NI-L-NI was also investigated in both solvents by using nanosecond-laser flash photolysis. The T 1-T n absorption band for (3)NI*-L-NI was observed around 470 nm in both solvents. In H 2O/CH 3CN, NI-L-NI is solvated with H 2O in the ground state to exist as solvated NI-L-NI. In the excited triplet state, the NI radical anion (NI (*-)) was generated via the intramolecular quenching of (3)NI*-L-NI by another NI moiety. The solvated NI (*-)-L-NI may undergo the proton abstraction process to give NI(H) (*)-L-NI, which can be confirmed by the transient absorption band at 410 nm. This band was not observed in pure aprotic CH 3CN.     

Synthesis and reactivity of the methoxozirconium pentatungstate (nBu4N)6[{(mu-MeO)ZrW5O18}2]: insights into proton-transfer reactions, solution dynamics, and assembly of {ZrW5O18}2- building blocks

The methoxo-bridged, dimeric, ZrIV-substituted Lindqvist-type polyoxometalate (POM) (nBu4N)6[{(mu-MeO)ZrW5O18}2], (TBA)61, has been synthesized by stoichiometric hydrolysis of Zr(OnPr)4, [{Zr(OiPr)3(mu-OnPr)(iPrOH)}2], or [{Zr(OiPr)4(iPrOH)}2] and [{WO(OMe)4}2] in the presence of (nBu4N)2WO4, providing access to the systematic nonaqueous chemistry of ZrW5 POMs for the first time and an efficient route to 17O-enriched samples for 17O NMR studies. 1H NMR provided no evidence for dissociation of 1 in solution, although exchange with MeOH was shown to be slow by an EXSY study. Reactions with HX at elevated temperatures gave a range of anions [{XZrW5O18}n]3n- (X = OH, 3; OPh, 4; OC6H4Me-4, 5; OC6H4(CHO)-2, 6; acac, 7; OAc, 8), where n = 2 for 3 and n = 1 for 4-8, while 1H and 17O NMR studies of hydrolysis of 1 revealed the formation of an intermediate [(mu-MeO)(mu-HO)(ZrW5O18)2]6-. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of 1 and 3 illustrated the robust nature of the ZrW5O18 framework, and X-ray crystal structure determinations showed that steric interactions between ligands X and the ZrW5O18 surface are important. The coordination number of Zr is restricted to six in aryloxides 4 and 5, while seven-coordination is achieved in the chelate complexes 6-8. Given the inert nature of the methoxo bridges in 1, protonation of ZrOW sites is proposed as a possible step in reactions with HX. The diphenylphosphinate ligand in [(Ph2PO2)ZrW5O18]3- was found to be labile and upon attempted recrystallization the aggregate [(mu3-HO)2(ZrW5O18)3H]7- 9 was formed, which was found to be protonated at ZrOZr and ZrOW sites. This work demonstrates the flexibility of the {ZrW5O18}2- core as a molecular platform for modeling catalysis by tungstated zirconia surfaces.