Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Polymolybdic（VI） Acid： {[H3O]2^＋[Mo2O4（OH）6^]2-}n

1 INTRODUCTION Coordination polymers[1～3] with one-, two- or three-dimensional structure and supramolecular compounds[4, 5] formed by weak interactions, such as hydrogen bonds, Van Der Waals’ forces, short-range exclusion forces, etc., have a variety of possible applications ranging from semicon- ductor to catalysts and potentially valuable pro- perties reminiscent of zeolites. So, considerable increasing attention has been focused on the syn- thesis or building of these coordination po…

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Polymolybdic(VI) Acid: {[H3O]2+[Mo2O4(OH)6]2-}n

A novel supramolecular polymolybdic(VI) acid was unexpectedly synthesized by the reaction of sodium molybdate with 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic and trichloroacetic acids in 1:1:1 molar ratio under hydrothermal condition. The crystal belongs to tetragonal with space group P4/mbm, a = 0.88867(17), b = 0.88867(17), c = 0.55676(15) nm, Z = 3, V = 0.43969(17) nm3, Dc = 4.486 g/cm3, μ = 4.365 mm-1, F(000) = 576, R = 0.0273 and wR = 0.0679. In the crystal, the Mo(VI) atoms are six- and five-coordinated in distorted octahedral and trigonal bipyramidal geometries, respectively. Furthermore, these Mo(VI) atoms, bearing different coordinated environments, are bridged by OH groups with disorder O atoms to form a two-dimensional framework with pentagonal grids. It is worthy of notice that these adjacent two-dimensional frameworks are extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular array with pentagonal large cavities'by Van Der Waals' forces and hydrogen bonding interactions.