Abstract: | Two new organic–inorganic hybrid cobalt-molybdovanadates Co(phen)3]H2H2V2Mo6O26] · 7H2O (1) and Co(2,2′-bipy)3]Na(H2O)7]VMo12O40] (2) have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV, XPS spectroscopy, thermogravimetric (TG) analyses, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. The molecular structure of 1 consists of a V2Mo6(OH)2O24]4? polyoxoanion, a Co(phen)3]2+, two H+ and seven lattice water molecules. The structure of V2Mo6(OH)2O24]4? consists of six MoO6 octahedra and two VO4 tetrahedra; six MoO6 octahedra are linked by edge-sharing oxygens forming a {Mo6} ring, and two VO4 tetrahedra cap opposite sides of the {Mo6} ring. The molecular structural unit of 2 is constructed from a typical Keggin-type VMo12O40]3? polyoxoanion and a Co(2,2′-bipy)3]2+ cation and a Na+ countercation; Co2+ is coordinated by six nitrogens from three 2,2′-bipyridines forming a distorted octahedron. |