Syntheses and Structural Characterizations of a Series of Capped Keggin Derivatives

Hydrothermal reactions of Na2 Mo O2·2H2O and NH4VO3(or V2O5) with appropriate reducing agents such as organic amines, NH2OH·HCl and Mo(CO)6 gave rise to the formation of a series of capped Keggin derivatives, [N(CH3)4]2Na3(NH4)2[(VVO4)MoVI8VIV4O36(VIVO)2]·-13H2O(1), [NH4]7[(VVO4)MoVI8VIV4O36(VIVO)2]·7H2O(2), [HN(CH2CH2)3NH][(PO4)MoV3MoVI9O36(VIVO)2]·-3[N(CH2CH2)3N]·(en)·4.5H2O(3) and [HNH2OH][NH4]2[(VVO4)MoVI8VIV4O36(VIVO)4]·24H2O(4). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the anions in 1~3 are two-capped Keggin derivatives with characteristic trans vanadium-oxygen caps, whereas the heteropoly anion in 4 is a tetra-capped α-Keggin derivative with characteristic vanadium-oxygen caps on the equatorial plane.