From discrete [Mn4] cluster to 1D complex: Two new mixed-valence manganese complexes with slow magnetization relaxation

A tetranuclear manganese complex [Mn₄(HL)₄(MeOH)₄(SCN)₂]·3MeOH (1) and a one-dimensional assembly of [Mn₄] units, [Mn₄(HL)₄(MeOH)₄(N(CN)₂)₂]·2.5MeOH (2) (H₃L = 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenol), have been synthesized and studied. Complexes 1 and 2 crystallize in the triclinic space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 and monoclinic space group P21/n, respectively. Complex 1 possesses a mixed-valence tetranuclear dicubane unit, which comprises two Mn^II and two Mn^III ions. Complex 2 is built from the similar tetranuclear [Mn₄] units connected through two N(CN)₂⁻ anions into a 1-D chain. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibilities of 1 and 2 indicates ferromagnetic interactions between the manganese ions. Frequency-dependent out-of-phase signals of alternating current magnetic susceptibilities are observed in the low temperature range for both complexes, indicating a slow magnetic relaxation.     

Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of cyanide-bridged macrocyclic complexes

Three cyanide-bridged dodecanuclear macrocyclic wheel-like complexes [Cr(bpmb)(CN)₂]₆[Mn(5-Brsalpn)]₆·12H₂O (1), [Co(bpmb)(CN)₂]₆[Mn(5-Brsalpn)]₆·12H₂O (2) and [Co(bpmb)(CN)₂]₆[Mn(5-Clsalpn)]₆·24H₂O·8CH₃CN (3) [bpmb²⁻= 1,2-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)-4-methylbenzenate dianion; 5-Brsalpn²⁻ = N,N′-propylenebis(5-bromosalicylideneaminato) dianion; 5-Clsalpn²⁻ = N,N′-propylenebis(5-chlorosalicylideneaminato) dianion] have been synthesized and their crystal structures and magnetic properties have been investigated. The three compounds are structurally isomorphous and consist of alternating Mn(III)-Schiff base cations and [M(bpmb)(CN)₂]⁻ anions, generating cyanide-bridged nanosized dodecanuclear macrocyclic structures with an approximate diameter of 2 nm. The study of the magnetic properties of complex 1 reveals an antiferromagnetic interaction between the Cr(III) and Mn(III) ions through the cyanide bridges. A best-fit to the magnetic susceptibility of the complex leads to a magnetic coupling constant of J _CrMn = −2.65(6) cm⁻¹ on the basis of a one-dimensional alternating chain model with the Hamiltonian $ H = - J_{CrMn} \sum\limits_{i = 0}^N {S_i \cdot S_{i + 1} } $ H = - J_{CrMn} \sum\limits_{i = 0}^N {S_i \cdot S_{i + 1} } .     

Coordination polymers based on [Re6Se8(CN)6]4? cluster anion, lanthanide cations, and tetraatomic alcohol erythritol

By the interaction of aqueous solutions of salts of the [Re₆Se₈(CN)₆]⁴⁻ cluster anion with salts of Nd(III), Tb(III), and Yb(III) lanthanides in the presence of tetraatomic alcohol erythritol (butane-1,2R,3S,4-tetraol) three new compounds are obtained: K[Nd(C₄H₁₀O₄)(H₂O)₄{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}]·4H₂O (P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 space group, a = 11.544 ?, b = 13.643 ?, c = 13.838 ?, α = 111.97°, β = 108.08°, γ = 90.08°) (1); [{Yb₂(C₄H₉O₄)₂ × (H₂O)₂}{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}]·5H₂O (P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 space group, a = 10.308 ?, b = 10.505 ?, c = 11.154 ?, α = 88.21°, β = 81.83°, γ = 78.50°) (2); [{Tb₂(C₄H₉O₄)₂(C₄H₁₀O₄)}{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}]·4H₂O (P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 space group, a = 10.002 ?, b = 10.276 ?, c = 11.762 ?, α = 91.32°, β = 104.01°, γ = 106.02°) (3). The structures of these compounds are the coordination polymers (chain (2) and grids (1 and 3)) with different coordination modes of erythritol to the lanthanide cations.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of sodium isopolyvanadate [Na2(H2O)8]2H2[V10O28] · 4H2O

The sodium hydrogen oxovanadate [Na₂(H₂O)₈] ₂H₂[V₁₀O₂₈] · 4H₂O was synthesized and studied by TGA, X-ray diffraction, and NMR and IR spectroscopy. The crystals are triclinic, space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 , a = 8.545(7) ?, b = 10.827(2) ?, c = 11.627(2) ?, α = 105.48(3)°, β = 99.38(3)°, γ = 101.29(3)°, V = 989.9(3) ?³, ρ(calcd) = 2,381 g/cm³, Z= 1.     

Syntheses and structures of layered compounds based on lanthanides(iii) and cubane molybdenum and tungsten telluride cyano complexes

Eight isostructural polymeric coordination compounds of the general formula [Ln(DMF)(H₂O)₄][Ln(DMF)₂(H₂O)₄][M₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·DMF·nH₂O (Ln = Er, Ho, Gd, or Sm; M = W or Mo) were prepared for the first time by evaporation in air of aqueous solutions containing the cuboidal telluride anionic complex of tungsten [W₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]^6– or molybdenum [Mo₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]^7–, lanthanide chlorides, and dimethylformamide. The resulting polymeric coordination complexes with layered structures were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and IR spectra. The magnetic susceptibilities of the gadolinium complexes were measured.     

Dinuclear complexes with a μ-cyano ligand. Part XI(1). Synthesis and characterization of several derivatives ofcis-[Co(NH3)(en)2(H2O)]3+

Summary The new complex double saltscw-[Co(NH₃)(en)₂(H₂O)]₂ [M(CN)₄]₃ (en = ethylenediamine; M = Ni, Pd or Pt),cis-[Co(NH₃(en)₂(H₂O)]₂[FeNO(CN)₅]₃ andcis-[Co(NH₃)(en)₂(H₂O)][Co(CN)₆] have been synthesized and by anation in the solid state the corresponding new dinuclear complexes with a cyano bridgecis- ortrans-[(NH₃)(en)₂Co-NC-M(CN)₃]₂ [M(CN)₄] (M = Ni, Pd or Pt);cis-, trans-[(NH₃)(en)₂Co-NC-FeNO(CN)₄]₂[FeNO(CN)₅] andcis-[(NH₃)(en)₂Co-NC-Co(CN)₅ have been prepared. The complexes have been characterized by chemical analysis, t.g. measurements, and by i.r. and electronic spectroscopy. With [Ni(CN)₄][^2– and [Co(CN)in]₆ ^3– only thecis-isomer is produced; with [Pd(CN)₄]^2–, [Pt(CN)₄]^2– and [FeNO(CN)₅]^2– thetrans- isomer is the dominant species. The dinuclear complex derived from [Pt(CN)₄]^2– shows strong Pt-Pt interactions both in the solid state and in solution.     

IV Dodekaedrische [Mo(CN)8]‐Koordination in den cyanoverbrückten Cobalt‐ und Nickel‐Amminkomplexen MII2(NH3)8[Mo(CN)8] · 1,5 H2O (MII = Co,Ni) und Ni2(NH3)9[Mo(CN)8] · 2 H2O

Crystal Structures of Octacyanomolybdates(IV). IV Dodecahedral [Mo(CN)₈] Coordination of the Cyano‐Bridged Cobalt and Nickel Ammin Complexes M^II₂(NH₃)₈[Mo(CN)₈] · 1.5 H₂O (M^II = Co, Ni) and Ni₂(NH₃)₉[Mo(CN)₈] · 2 H₂O At single crystals of the hydrated cyano complexes Co₂(NH₃)₈[Mo(CN)₈] · 1.5 H₂O (a = 910.0(4), b = 1671(2), c = 1501(1) pm, β = 93.76(6)°) and Ni₂(NH₃)₈[Mo(CN)₈] · 1.5 H₂O (a = 899.9(9), b = 1654.7(4), c = 1488(1) pm, β = 94.01°), isostructurally crystallizing in space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, and of trigonal Ni₂(NH₃)₉[Mo(CN)₈] · 2 H₂O (a = 955.1(1), c = 2326.7(7) pm, P3₁, Z = 3), X‐ray structure determinations were performed at 168 resp. 153 K. The [Mo(CN)₈]^4– groups of the three compounds, prepared at about 275 K and easily decomposing, show but slightly distorted dodecahedral coordination (mean distances Mo–C: 216.3, 215.4 and 216.1 pm). Within the monoclinic complexes the anions twodimensionally form cyano bridges to the ammin cations [M(NH₃)₄]²⁺ and are connected with the resulting [MN₆] octahedra (Co–N: 215.1 pm, Ni–N: 209.8 pm) into strongly puckered layers. The trigonal complex exhibits a chain structure, as one [Ni(NH₃)₅]²⁺ cation is only bound as terminal octahedron (Ni–N: 212.0 pm). Details and the influence of hydrogen bridges are discussed.     

Die Kristallstruktur der hydratisierten Cyanokomplexe NMe4MnII[(Mn, Cr)III(CN)6] · 3 H2O und NMe4Cd[MIII(CN)6] · 3 H2O (MIII = Fe,Co): Verwandte des Berliner Blaus

The Crystal Structure of the Hydrated Cyano Complexes NMe₄Mn^II[(Mn, Cr)^III(CN)₆] · 3 H₂O and NMe₄Cd[M^III(CN)₆] · 3 H₂O (M^III = Fe, Co): Compounds Related to Prussian Blue The crystal structures of the isotypic tetragonal compounds (space group I4, Z = 10) NMe₄Mn^II · [(Mn, Cr)^III(CN)₆] · 3 H₂O (a = 1653.2(4), c = 1728.8(6) pm), NMe₄Cd[Fe(CN)₆] · 3 H₂O (a = 1642.7(1), c = 1733.1(1) pm) and NMe₄Cd[Co(CN)₆] · 3 H₂O (a = 1632.1(2), c = 1722.4(3) pm) were determined by X‐rays. They exhibit ⊥ c cyanobridged layers of octahedra [M^III(CN)₆] and [M^IIN₄(OH₂)₂], which punctually are interconnected also || c to yield altogether a spaceous framework. The M^II atoms at the positions linking into the third dimension are only five‐coordinated and form square pyramids [M^IIN₅] with angles N–M^II–N near 104° and distances of Mn–N: 1 × 214, 4 × 219 pm; Cd–N: 1 × 220 resp. 222, 4 × 226 resp. 228 pm. Further details and structural relations within the family of Prussian Blue are reported and discussed.     

The coordination polymer triaquabarium-μ-bis(citrato)germanate trihydrate: Synthesis, properties, and molecular and crystal structure of {[Ge(μ-HCit)2Ba(H2O)3] · 3H2O}n

The polymeric coordination compound {[Ge(μ-HCit)₂Ba(H₂O)₃] · 3H₂O} _n (H₄Cit = citric acid) was obtained for the first time for germanium(IV) citrates. The compound was characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. Crystals of the compound are triclinic, a = 7.422(4) ?, b = 10.668(4) ?, c = 14.342(6) ?, α = 91.31(3)°, β = 95.81(4)°, γ = 104.08(4)°, V = 1094.5(8) ?³, Z = 2, space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 , R1 = 0.0479 for 2284 reflections with I > 2σ(I). Two crystallographically independent octahedral [Ge(HCit)₂]²⁻ anions are linked by Ba²⁺ ions to form a polymeric chain. The coordination number of Ba atoms is equal to 9. The chains are linked to each other and crystal water molecules by hydrogen bonds.     

Phase formation in Cs2MoO4-MMoO4-Zr(MoO4)2 (M = Mn, Mg, Co, Zn) systems and crystal structure of new double molybdates Cs2MnZr2(MoO4)6 and Cs2MnZr(MoO4)4

Subsolidus phase relations in the Cs₂MoO₄-MMoO₄-Zr(MoO₄)₂ (M = Mn, Zn) ternary systems were determined, and two groups of new isostructural triple molybdates were synthesized: Cs₂MZr(MoO₄)₄ and Cs₂MZr₂(MoO₄)₆ (M = Mn, Mg, Co, Zn). Cs₂MnZr₂(MoO₄)₆ and Cs₂MnZr(MoO₄)₄ crystals were grown by spontaneous flux crystallization and used in structure solution for both groups of compounds. The Cs₂MnZr₂(MoO₄)₆ structure (a =13.4322(2) ?, c = 12.2016(3) ?, group R3, Z = 3, R = 0.0367) is a new structure type characterized by a mixed three-dimensional framework built of corner-sharing MoO₄ tetrahedra and (M, Zr)O₆ octahedra where large channels are occupied by cesium cations. Cs₂MnZr₂(MoO₄)₄ (a =5.3890(1) ?, c = 8.0685(3) ?, space group P $ \bar 3 $ \bar 3 m1, Z = 0.5, R = 0.0247) has the layered glaserite-like KAl(MoO₄)₂ type structure, where Al³⁺ octahedral positions are randomly occupied by a 0.5M²⁺ + 0.5Zr⁴⁺ mixture.     

Crystal structure of a new coordination polymer [LaAg(Pydc)(HPydc)(C2O4)0.5(H2O)2]n (H2Pydc = pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid)

A new 3D coordination polymer, [LaAg(Pydc)(HPydc)(C₂O₄)_0.5(H₂O)₂] _n (I) (H₂Pydc = pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid), has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that I (C₁₅H₁₁AgLaN₂O₁₂) crystallizes in triclinic space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 and features an interesting 3D framework constructed by 2D layers via strong Ag-Ag interactions. Unit cell parameters for I (n = 1): a = 7.749(2), b = 8.316(1), c = 14.239(3) ?, α = 97.64(2)°, β = 100.12(2)°, γ = 94.37(2)°, and Z = 2.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and magnetic properties of a three-dimensional cyano-bridged heterometallic complex of manganese(II) and molybdenum(IV)

A bimetallic cyano-bridged complex {[Mn(ImH)(H₂O)₂]₂[Mo(CN)₈]·4H₂O} _n (ImH?=?imidazole) has been prepared and characterized. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that the complex crystallizes in space group C2/c with a?=?15.665(2), b?=?14.616(2), c?=?12.307(2)?Å, α?=?90, β?=?108.31(1), γ?=?90°. The structure of the complex demonstrates a three-dimensional network through cyano-bridges. Each Mo(IV) atom has six –CN–Mn linkages and two terminal cyano ligands arranged in a square antiprismatic arrangement. The Mn(II) atom is in a distorted octahedral environment formed by three MoCN?→?Mn linkages along with one imidazole and two water molecules in cis configuration. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility shows an antiferromagnetic coupling between Mn²⁺ ions through the NC–Mo^IV–CN diamagnetic bridges within the three-dimensional network. The IR spectra have also been investigated.     

Crystal structure of barium trans (O)- cis (CN)-Bis(2-picolinato)dicyanocobaltate(III) hydrate [Ba(H2O)4][Co(Pic)2(CN)2]2 · 4.41H2O

In the crystals of [Ba(H₂O)₄][Co(Pic)₂(CN)₂]₂ · 4.41H₂O (tetragonal system, a = b = 10.9390(4) ?, c = 31.7624(15) ?, Z = 4, space group P4₃), the trans(O)-cis(CN)-[Co(Pic)₂(CN)₂]⁻ anions are incorporated into cellular infinite layers whose sites contain Ba²⁺ ions, which are connected to four neighboring complexes through the oxygen atoms of the carboxy groups of the 2-picolinate ions. Four O atoms of the water molecules complete the Ba coordination polyhedron to a distorted square antiprism. Original Russian Text ? M. Zabel, V.I. Pavlovskii, A.L. Poznyak, 2007, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2007, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 417–420.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of bis[(18-crown-6)oxonium]tetrabromomanganese(II)

A new complex compound, bis[(18-crown-6)oxonium]tetrabromomanganese(II), 2[(H₃O)⁺(18-crown-6)]·[MnBr₄]^2–, was prepared and studied by X-ray diffraction to reveal its unusual cubic crystal structure, space group Fd $ \bar 3 A new complex compound, bis[(18-crown-6)oxonium]tetrabromomanganese(II), 2[(H₃O)⁺(18-crown-6)]·[MnBr₄]^2–, was prepared and studied by X-ray diffraction to reveal its unusual cubic crystal structure, space group Fd, a 20.424 ?, and Z 8. In this crystal structure, the complex cation [(H₃O)⁺(18-crown-6)] the point symmetry position and the anion [MnBr₄]²⁻ with the point symmetry 23. The complex cation [(H₃O)⁺(18-crown-6)] has a guest-host structure, and, unlike metal complexes by hydrogen bonds between H₃O⁺ hydrogens and 18-crown-6 oxygens, rather than by coordination bonds. The pyramidal cation H₃O⁺ in this crystal structure is statistically disordered, and the tetrahedral anion [MnBr₄]²⁻ is reorientationally disordered. Original Russian Text ? A.N. Chekhlov, 2008, published in Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, 2008, vol. 78, No. 10, pp. 1622–1626.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of lithium scandium orthophosphate Li2Sc[H(PO4)2]. The Li2MIII[H(PO4)2] family (MIII = Fe, Sc, In)

Conditions of the hydrothermal synthesis of scandium hydrogen orthophosphate Li₂Sc[H(PO₄)₂] (I) have been studied and the range of its monomineral crystallization have been determined. The existence of bound hydrogen in the structure has been confirmed by IR spectroscopy. The crystals of I are monoclinic: a = 4.857(1) ?, b = 8.198(2) ?, c = 7.664(2) ?, β = 104.097(5)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares calculation in the anisotropic approximation for all non-hydrogen atoms, R _obs = 0.0215, R _wall = 0.0335 (705 reflections with I > 3σ(I)). The basis of the structure is a mixed anionic para-framework {Sc[H(PO₄)₂]}_3∞²⁻, composed of vertex-sharing ScO₆ octahedra and PO₄ tetrahedra. The structural unit of the para-framework is the microblock [ScP₆O₂₄] with symmetry $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 . The microblocks are condensed in columns running in the [100] direction to form through channels filled with Li⁺ cations (CN = 5). A model with splitting of the hydrogen atom position implying the formation of a strong asymmetric nonlinear H-bond has been suggested and considered. The compound is stable to 400°C. The results of studying compound I are presented together with the data on the Fe- and In-containing Li₂M^III[H(PO₄)₂] analogues.     

Thermal expansion in 3d-metal Prussian Blue Analogs—A survey study

We present a comprehensive study of the structural properties and the thermal expansion behavior of 17 different Prussian Blue Analogs (PBAs) with compositions M^II₃[(M′)^III(CN)₆]₂·nH₂O and M^II₂[Fe^II(CN)₆]·nH₂O, where M^II=Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, (M′)^III=Co, Fe and n is the number of water molecules, which range from 5 to 18 for these compounds. The PBAs were synthesized via standard chemical precipitation methods, and temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction studies were performed in the temperature range between −150 °C (123 K) and room-temperature. The vast majority of the studied PBAs were found to crystallize in cubic structures of space groups Fm3?m, F4?3m and Pm3?m. The temperature dependence of the lattice parameters was taken to compute an average coefficient of linear thermal expansion in the studied temperature range. Of the 17 compounds, 9 display negative values for the average coefficient of linear thermal expansion, which can be as large as 39.7×¹0⁻⁶ K⁻¹ for Co₃[Co(CN)₆]₂·12H₂O. All of the M^II₃[Co^III(CN)₆]₂·nH₂O compounds show negative thermal expansion behavior, which correlates with the Irving–Williams series for metal complex stability. The thermal expansion behavior for the PBAs of the M^II₃[Fe^III(CN)₆]₂·nH₂O family are found to switch between positive (for M=Mn, Co, Ni) and negative (M=Cu, Zn) behavior, depending on the choice of the metal cation (M). On the other hand, all of the M^II₂[Fe^II(CN)₆]·nH₂O compounds show positive thermal expansion behavior.     

Synthesis and physicochemical study of M<Subscript>4</Subscript>Na<Subscript>2</Subscript>V<Subscript>10</Subscript>O<Subscript>28</Subscript> · 10H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O (M=K,Rb, NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)

The formation conditions and physicochemical properties of binary decavanadates M₄Na₂V₁₀O₂₈ · 10H₂O (M=K, Rb, NH₄), synthesized by crystallization from saturated solutions of the NaVO₃-MH₂AsO₄-H₂O systems, were studied by chemical analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, microscopy, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. To optimize the synthesis conditions of M₄Na₂V₁₀O₂₈ · 10H₂O, the ( 1-x)NaVO₃ · 2H₂O · xMH2AsO4-H₂O (0.2 ≤ x ≤ 0.8) isomolar series method was applied to studying the interaction in the NaVO₃-MH₂AsO₄-H₂O systems (M = K, Rb, Cs) at the 0.4 mol/L total molar concentration of NaVO₃ and MH₂AsO₄ in solutions. The studied M₄Na₂V₁₀O₂₈ · 10H₂O compounds were shown to be isostructural with triclinic crystals (Z= 1, space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 ), and their unit cell parameters were estimated.     

Thermodynamic properties of Ni-Ga melts

The partial mixing enthalpies of the components (Δ_m $ \bar H $ \bar H _i ) of the Ni-Ga melts were measured using the high-temperature isoperibolic calorimetry at 1770 ± 5 K in wide concentration interval. The limiting partial mixing enthalpy of gallium in a liquid nickel (Δ_m $ \bar H $ \bar H _Ga^∞) is −95.5 ± 19.8 kJ mol⁻¹, and similar function of nickel in liquid gallium (Δ_m $ \bar H $ \bar H _Ni^∞) is −74.5 ± 16.4 kJ mol⁻¹. The integral mixing enthalpy of liquid alloys of this system was calculated from partial enthalpies for the whole concentration area (Δ_m H _min = −32.1 ± 2.7 kJ mol⁻¹ at x _Ni = 0.5). The Δ_m H value of liquid nickel-gallium alloys independence of the temperature is confirmed. Enthalpies of formation of liquid (Δ_m H) phases of Ni-Ga system were compared with ones for solid (Δ_f H) phases of this system. An analysis of d-metals influence on formation energy of Ga-d-Me melts was made using the values of Δ_f H for intermediate phases of these systems. The article was translated by the authors.     

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of [{Co(H2O)2}2Mo(CN)8]·4 H2O,a three-dimensional cyanide-bridged bimetallic compound

The three-dimensional cyano-bridged bimetallic compound of formula [{Co(H₂O)₂}₂Mo(CN)₈]·4 H₂O is described. The single-crystal X-ray structural determination revealed that the compound has a polymeric structure based on a network of [Mo^IV(CN)₈] units and Co^II ions. Each Mo(CN)₈ building block is linked to Co ions through its eight CN ligands and each Co^II centre is connected to four Mo units forming a highly symmetrical three-dimensional framework with square-shaped channels running through the structure. The magnetic behaviour in the temperature range 2–300 K and spectroscopic data are reported as well. To cite this article: F. Tuna et al., C. R. Chimie 6 (2003).     

Syntheses and crystal structures of heterometallic complexes [{Cu(en)2}2{Cu(en)2(NH3)}{M4Te4(CN)12}]·5H2O (M = Mo,W)

Evaporation of aqueous ammonia solutions of K₇[Mo₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·12H₂O or K₆[W₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O, copper(ii) chloride, and ethylenediamine afforded the isostructural heterometallic complexes [{Cu(en)₂}₂{Cu(en)₂(NH₃)}{M₄Te₄(CN)₁₂}]·5H₂O (M = Mo or W), which were characterized by IR and ESR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.