An ionic liquid-type carbon paste electrode and its polyoxometalate-modified properties

The replacement of a non-conductive organic binder with a conductive room temperature ionic liquid in fabricating carbon paste electrode has been made. This new electrode due to its enhanced conductivity presented very large current response from electroactive substrates. The novel carbon paste electrode was bulk-modified via the uniform dispersion of Keggin-type phospho polyoxomolybdate (PMo₁₂) in bulky carbons, which possessed excellent electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of nitrite. The pronounced multi-electron catalytic ability was ascribed to the used hydrophobic ionic liquid which constructed an excellent charge-transfer bridge in the bulk of carbon paste electrode, thus facilitated the intake of electrons from reduced PMo₁₂ mediators. In view of their prominent properties, the carbon paste electrode using ionic liquid binder and its bulk-modified electrode take on good prospects of the application in physical chemistry and electroanalytical chemistry fields.     

Topologically novel copper molybdate phases based on 3,4′-dipyridylketone: Hydrothermal synthesis, structural characterization, and magnetic properties

Hydrothermal treatment of CuCl₂·2H₂O, MoO₃, and 3,4′-dipyridylketone (3,4′-dpk) in 1:1:2 mole ratio afforded the new mixed metal oxide phases [Cu₂(MoO₄)₂(3,4′-dpk)(H₂O)] (1) or [Cu₄(3,4′-dpk)₄(Mo₈O₂₆)] (2), depending on the pH of the initial reaction mixture. Compound 1 possesses unique one-dimensional (1-D) [Cu₂(MoO₄)₂(H₂O)]_n ribbons constructed from the linkage of {Cu^II₄O₆} tetrameric units through isolated [MoO₄]^2- tetrahedra. These ribbons in turn are connected into a two-dimensional (2-D) coordination polymer structure by tethering 3,4′-dpk ligands. Compound 2, containing monovalent copper ions, manifests an unprecedented “X-rail” 1-D extended structure with (6²8)₄(6⁶) topology formed from the bracketing of discrete [β-Mo₈O₂₆]^4- anions by four chains. The variable temperature magnetic susceptibility behavior of 1 was fit to a linear tetramer model, with g=2.03(3), J₁=25.8(7) cm^-1 and J₂=−46(1) cm^-1. Antiferromagnetic inter-tetramer interactions (zJ′=−0.21(3) cm^-1) were also evident. Crystallographic data: 1 monoclinic, P2₁/c, a=10.3911(11) Å, b=6.9502(6) Å, c=22.958(2) Å, β=100.658(7)°, V=1629.5(3) Å³, R₁=0.1256, and wR₂=0.2038; 2 triclinic, a=10.9000(3) Å, b=11.7912(4) Å, c=13.5584(4) Å, α=102.482(2)°, β=102.482(2)°, γ=117.481(2)°, V=1450.98(8) Å³, R₁=0.0428, and wR₂=0.0630.     

Simultaneous determination of phosphonate, phosphate, and diphosphate by capillary electrophoresis using in-capillary complexation with Mo(VI)

This study describes the simultaneous determination of phosphonate, phosphate, and diphosphate by CE with direct UV detection, based on in-capillary complexation with Mo(VI). When a mixture of phosphonate, phosphate, and diphosphate was injected into a capillary containing 3.0 mM Mo(VI), 0.05 M malonate buffer (pH 3.0) and 45% v/v CH3CN, three well-defined peaks, due to the migration of the corresponding polyoxomolybdate anions, were separated. The respective calibration graphs were linear in the concentration range of 2 x 10(-6)-2 x 10(-4) M for phosphonate, 1 x 10(-6)-5 x 10(-5) M for phosphate, and 1 x 10(-6)-2 x 10(-4) M for diphosphate; the correlation coefficients were better than 0.9990. The present CE method is successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of phosphonate, phosphate, and diphosphate in tap water.     

一维亚微米多钼酸盐形貌可控合成及氧的电催化还原研究

通过调节反应pH值和反应物种实现了一维亚微米多钼酸盐的控制合成,以钼酸铵和十二烷基苯磺酸钠为原料,在pH=6时制备出亚微米线,在pH=2时制备出亚微米棒,而以钼酸铵和氯化钠为原料,在pH=6时制备出纳米带.在pH=6时,纳米材料在长胶束内生长成亚微米线,而pH值降低至2时,过多的H＋不仅会形成大量的Mo3O102-,还会使得胶束变短,因此使得亚微米材料变短,成为亚微米棒.在没有模板剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠时,多钼酸铵就会长成结构更为稳定的纳米带.循环伏安测试结果表明在有机溶剂中,多钼酸盐的亚微米棒对氧电催化还原具有优异活性.研究表明,由于有机醇能与电解质溶液中的H＋反应,因此有机醇能显著促进一维多钼酸盐亚微米材料的氧的电催化活性.     

Charge density matching in templated molybdates

The role of charge density matching in the formation of templated molybdates under mild hydrothermal conditions was investigated through the use of a series of structurally related amines: piperazine, 1,4-dimethylpiperazine, 2,5-dimethylpiperazine and 2,6-dimethylpiperazine. A series of reactions was conducted in which the relative mole fractions of each component were fixed at 2.5 MoO₃:1 amine:330 H₂O:2 H₂SO₄ in order to isolate the effects of the amine, the only variation between reactions was the structure of the amine. Four distinct polyoxomolybdates anions were observed, ranging from zero-dimensional β-[Mo₈O₂₆]⁴⁻ molecular anions to [Mo₃O₁₀]_n²ⁿ⁻ and [Mo₈O₂₆]_n⁴ⁿ⁻ chains and [Mo₅O₁₆]_n²ⁿ⁻ layers. The primary influence over the structure of the molybdate anion is charge density matching with the protonated amine, which was quantified through surface area approximations based upon both calculated molecular surfaces and polyhedral representations of each anion. Secondary influences include amine symmetry and hydrogen-bonding preferences. The synthesis and characterization of two new compounds are reported. Crystal data: [C₆H₁₆N₂][Mo₃O₁₀]·H₂O (1), triclinic, P-1 (no. 2), a=8.0973(7) Å, b=8.8819(9) Å, c=11.5969(11) Å, α=71.362(9)°, β=82.586(8)°, γ=74.213(8)°, Z=2, R/R_w=0.0262/0.0564, and [C₆H₁₆N₂]₂[Mo₈O₂₆] (2), monoclinic, P2₁/n (no. 14), a=7.9987(11) Å, b=12.5324(19) Å, c=16.003(3) Å, β=97.393(14)°, Z=2, R/R_w=0.0189/0.0454.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Polyoxomolybdate HNa7[Mo36O112(H2O)16]·47H2O

A new polyoxomolybdate complex HNa7[Mo36O112(H2O)16]·47H2O 1 has been prepared in the beaker solution and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and elemental analyses. Crystal data: H127Mo36Na7O175, Mr = 6542.79, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 40.891(6), b =17.900(3), c = 25.580(4) (A), β = 125.673(2)°, V = 15210(4)(A)3, Z = 4, Dc = 2.857 g/cm3, F(000) =12464, μ = 3.013 mm-1, R = 0.0633 and wR = 0.1654 (I＞ 2σ(Ⅰ)). With the bridging sodium cations,the [Mo36O112(H2O)16]8- units in compound 1 are linked to form a one-dimensional structure, on the basis of which a three-dimensional architecture is further constructed via other sodium cations and complicated hydrogen bonds.     

Free-Standing CoO-POM Janus-like Ultrathin Nanosheets

A single-step solution-based strategy is used to obtain 2D Janus-like free-standing ultrathin nanosheets build from two structurally unrelated species, that is, polyoxomolybdate (POM) and CoO. A controlled 2D-to-1D morphological transition was achieved by judiciously adjusting the solvent choice. These POM-CoO heterostructures can behave as an ideal catalyst for the epoxidation of styrene. Benefiting from their amphiphilic nature, these 2D POM-CoO nanosheets have also been used as surfactant to emulsify immiscible solvents. It is anticipated that structurally diverse polyoxometalates will offer promise as design elements for variety of structurally and compositionally tunable van der Waals integrated heteromaterials having a broad range applications.     

1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Polyoxomolybdate Ionic Liquid with Low Melting Point and High Stability:Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity

The polyoxometalate(POM)-imidazole ionic liquid(IL) [C8mim]2[Mo6O19](C8mim=1-methyl-3-octylimi- dazolium) with a low melting point of 82.6 °C was successfully prepared and characterized by FTIR, XPS, NMR, TG and so on. The polyoxomolybdate-based IL has high stability, and its decomposing temperature reaches 321 °C, which is higher than that of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halides IL. Further photocatalytic performances of the IL were measured via degrading dye rhodamine B(RB) in aqueous solution under the UV...     

新型十八核聚氧钼酸盐的合成与结构

合成了新化合物(NH4)6•[Ca2(H2O)6(CH3COO)2]•{Ca@[O52(OH)4(CH3COO)2]}•14H2O，并运用元素分析和单晶X衍射对其结构进行了表征.测定结果证实,该化合物由十八个钼氧八面体相互连接而成，呈现一种有趣的环状结构.在环的中心有一个Ca2＋离子，它通过与环上的四个酰氧配位而与环骨架相连.有十个钼原子呈正六价，而其余八个钼原子呈正五价，且有Mo－Mo键存在.环上还有配位相连的四个乙酸配体.在环的上下各有两个Ca2＋离子，它通过与该环和其它环上的氧原子配位而把环连成一维链状结构.晶体属三斜晶系，空间群P1，晶胞参数：a=1.055 2(2) nm， b=1.515 0(3) nm， c=1.544 9(3) nm， α=60.84(3)， β=88.00(3)， γ=71.21(3)°，V=2.019 4(7) nm3， R1=0.036 6（对可观察点）， wR2=0.083 3（对独立点）.