A new 1-D chain based on the trivacant monocapped Keggin arsenomolybdate and the copper complex linker: synthesis,crystal structure,and ESI-MS analyses

A new organic–inorganic hybrid (H₂en)₂Cu(en)₂]As^IIIAs^VMo^VI₉O₃₄]·6H₂O (1), containing a 1-D helical chain based on the trivacant monocapped Keggin arsenomolybdate and the copper complex linker {Cu(en)₂]As^IIIAs^VMo^VI₉O₃₄]}_n^4n? (en = ethylenediamine), has been synthesized and characterized by IR spectra, TG analyses, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Large voids are observed and a 1-D chain containing repeated (H₂O)₈ water units from lattice water molecules is formed along the a axis in the crystal structure. The high-resolution ESI-MS shows that the intact framework Cu(en)₂]As^IIIAs^VMo^VI₉O₃₄]^4? exists in solution.