Phenylimido Functionalization of alpha-[PW12O40]3-

A synthetic route of potentially wide scope is reported herein for the organoimido functionalization of polyoxotungstates. This report focuses on the reaction between the monovacant lacunary polyoxotungstate, alpha-((n-C4H9)4N)4H3[PW11O39], and W(NC6H5)Cl4 in anhydrous acetonitrile. Evidence from 1H, 31P, 183W, and 1H-183W HMQC NMR spectroscopy, as well as cyclic voltammetry, electronic absorption, and elemental analysis, is presented for the formation of alpha-[PW12O39(NC6H5)]3- (2) of Cs symmetry, which is structurally related to Td alpha-[PW12O40]3- (3) by formal oxide substitution. The electronic structure of 2 is significantly perturbed from 3 with significant arylimido-->tungsten charge transfer, primarily localized to the W(NC6H5) fragment with secondary charge delocalization onto the remaining W and corner-shared bridging O atoms. This is consistent with the approximately 800 ppm downfield 183W NMR shift for the phenylimido-tungsten, modest cathodic shifts in reversible redox potentials, electronic and IR spectra, and density functional theory calculations.     

Formation of p-phenylenediamine-crown ether-[PMo12O40]4- salts

Electron transfer from the electron donor of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) to the electron acceptor of (H+)3[PMo12O40]3- forms a one-electron-reduced Keggin cluster of [PMo12O40]4-, bearing a S = 1/2 spin, while proton transfer from the proton donor of (H+)3[PMo12O40]3- to the proton acceptor of PPD yielded mono- and diprotonated cations of 4-aminoanilinium (HPPD+) and p-phenylenediammonium (H2PPD2+). By introduction of crown ether receptors during the crystallization process, supramolecular cations of (HPPD+)(crown ethers) and/or (H2PPD2+)(crown ethers) were successfully introduced into three new alpha-[PMo12O40]4- salts of (H2PPD2+)2([12]crown-4)4[PMo12O40]4- (1), (HPPD+)4([15]crown-5)4[PMo12O40]4- (2), and (HPPD+)2(H2PPD2+)([18]crown-6)4[PMo12O40]4- (3) as the countercation. The protonated states of PPD and molecular-assembly structures of the supramolecular cations depended on the size of the crown ethers. In salt 3, a novel mixed-protonated state of HPPD+ and H2PPD2+ was confirmed to be complexed in the cation structure. According to the changes in the cation structures, the anion arrangements were modulated from those of the two-dimensional layer for salt 1 to the isolated cluster for salts 2 and 3. The temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibilities of salts 1-3 were consistent with the isolated spin arrangements of [PMo12O40]4-. The electronic spectra of salts 1-3 indicated the intervalence optical transition from pentavalent Mo(V) to hexavalent Mo(VI) ions within the [PMo12O40]4- cluster. Temperature-dependent electron spin resonance spectra of salt 2 revealed the delocalization-localization transition of the S = 1/2 spin at 60 K. The spin on the [PMo12O40]4- cluster was localized on a specific Mo(V) site below 60 K, which was thermally activated with an activation energy of 0.015 eV.     

Mo16O53F2]12-: a new polyoxofluoromolybdate anion

Single crystals of a new beta-octamolybdate salt containing protonated 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane cations were prepared under mild hydrothermal conditions. This compound, [C6H13N2]2[C6H14N2][Mo8O26], was then used as a starting material in the synthesis of [C6H13N2]6[Mo16O53F2].4H2O, which contains previously unreported [Mo16O53F2]12- anions. The structure-directing properties of gamma-[Mo8O26]4-, a likely intermediate in this pH-dependent transformation, are responsible for the site selection of the fluoride incorporation. [Mo16O53F2]12-, the largest reported polyoxofluoromolybdate cluster, expands upon the limited number of such anions in the literature. The structures of both compounds were determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

杂多阴离子[GeMo12O40]4-α/β异构体的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函方法，在DND基组水平上，对[GeMo12O40]^4-杂多阴离子最常见的α和β异构体进行了几何构型优化，得到了与X射线晶体衍射实验结果相一致的结构参数，并在此基础上进行了振动频率分析，得到了杂多阴离子的电子结构、热力学特性和振动光谱，通过定义α，β异构体异构化反应的Gibbs函变△Gα-β与温度的关系，研究了这两种异构体的相对稳定性．结果表明：低温时α异构体更稳定，高温时β异构体更稳定些，550K左右为转变点．振动频率分析得到2种异构体的最强峰位于4个频率位置，分别指认为vax(Mo-Od)，vas(Mo-Od)，vas(Mo-Oc-Mo)，vas(Ge-Oa)，vas(Mo-Ob-Mo)振动，与红外光谱(IR)的特征振动峰相对应，观察到了特征频率的振动模式，从理论计算角度说明了Rocchiccioli—Deltcheff关于振动模式的设想是合理的．     

Keggin结构多金属氧酸盐α-[SiW12O40]4-的从头算理论研究

采用从头算Hartree-Fock方法对具有Keggin结构的多金属氧酸盐离子α-[SiW12O40]4-进行优化. 以基态几何为基础, 进行单激发组态相互作用(CIS)计算. 结果表明, WO6单元形成扭曲的八面体, 而SiO4部分仍具有准四面体结构; 阴离子的4个三金属簇W3O13可容纳3～4个负电荷, 从微观结构上揭示了杂多阴离子拥有大量负电荷仍能稳定的原因.     

用密度泛函方法研究α-[XMo12O40]n-杂多阴离子的振动光谱

采用第一性原理密度泛函方法,在考虑极化函数的双数字(DND)基组水平上,对α-[XMo12O40]n-(X=P,Si,Ge)杂多阴离子进行了几何构型优化,得到了与X-ray晶体衍射实验结果相一致的结构参数;并在优化几何构型基础上进行了振动频率分析,首次得到了非经验计算的杂多阴离子的振动光谱,计算的频率及强度与实验结果总体上吻合得较好.对全部22个有红外活性(IR)和44个有拉曼(R)活性的频率进行了指认,并与经验方法得到的结果进行了比较,同时,对部分频率的归属加以进一步的澄清与确认.     

Theoretical investigation of structural and electronic propertyies of [PW12O40]3- on graphene layer

The structural and electronic properties of [PW(12)O(40)](3-) (PW(12)) anion deposited on a graphene layer are investigated by using periodic density functional theory. The equilibrium geometries of graphene-PW(12) (G-PW(12)) are examined based on six different configurations. The adsorption energy and charge transfer between PW(12) and graphene are calculated and analyzed. We found that the interaction between PW(12) and graphene are noncovalent. The formation of G-PW(12) complex is theoretically predicted to be feasible from an energetic perspective with electron transfer from the PW(12) to graphene.     

CsxH3-xPW12O40的孔结构

Ｎ２静态吸附容量法的测定结果表明，磷钨酸铯盐（ＣｓｘＨ３－ｘＰＷ１２Ｏ４０）的孔窝和孔分布与ｘ值的大小相关。ｘ〈１．５的ＣｓｘＨ３－ｘＰＷ１２Ｏ４０孔容相近，孔分布近似；当ｘ〉１．５时，ＣｓｘＨ３－ｘＰＷ１２Ｏ４０的孔主要是孔径小于１０ｎｍ的中孔和微孔，平均孔径及孔容随ｘ的增加而增大。ＳＥＭ和ＴＥＭ的观测结果表明，ＣｓｘＨ３－ｘＰＷ１２Ｏ４０的孔是微细粒子堆积留下的空隙孔，可能不存在晶内孔。     

Hybrid Tungstocuprate [Cu(2,2'-bpy)3]2H4[CuW12O40]·6H2O Based on Keggin Polyoxoanion [CuW12O40]6-with CuⅡas Heteroatom

A novel hybrid tungstocuprate(Ⅱ) [Cu(2,2'-bpy)3]2H4[CuW12O40]·6H2O(2,2'-bpy=2,2'-bipyridine) was synthesized via hydrothermal method and characterized using elemental analyses, IR, UV, XPS, TG-DSC, EPR, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. The structural analysis shows that the complex consists of an unusual Keggin-type polyoxoanion [CuW12O40]6- and a pair of chiral complex cations [Cu(2,2'-bpy)3] together with four protons and six crystallization water molecules, and the Keggin polyoxoanion is connected with [Cu(2,2'-bpy)3] via multiple C-H…O hydrogen bonds resulting in a dimer.     

双帽Keggin型杂多阴离子[H4As3Mo12O40]-和Keggin型杂多酸H3PM12O40(M=Mo,W)质子化的DFT研究

选用B3LYP方法在LanL2MB水平下,对双帽α-Keggin型杂多阴离子[H4As3Mo12O40]-的电子结构和质子的定位进行了密度泛函理论(DFT)研究.结果表明,双帽的形成大大影响了杂多阴离子[As3Mo12O40]5-的电子结构和性质,NBO分析显示参与成帽的三桥氧上的电子密度比双桥氧上的要大,简单地从电荷密度来看,质子将首先在三桥氧上定域成键,但通过比较质子定域在几种桥氧上质子化稳定化能的大小,发现[H4As3Mo12O40]-中的四个质子将在八个双桥氧中的其中四个氧原子上定位,而不是如文献中报道的在四个三桥氧上定域成键.对杂多酸H3PM12O40(M=Mo,W)中质子的定位也进行了理论计算并与文献进行了比较,结果显示,H3PMo12O40中质子是定位在双桥氧上;而H3PW12O40中质子将优先在双桥氧上定位,但也可在端氧上定位;这一结果与文献报道的相一致.     

Electrochemical synthesis and structural and physical characterization of one- and two-electron-reduced forms of [SMo12O40]2-

Isolation of a soluble [NHex4]+ salt has allowed a detailed electrochemical study of the anion alpha-[SMo12O40]2- to be undertaken. Four reversible one-electron-reduction processes are observed in CH2Cl2 solution. Controlled potential electrolysis led to isolation of tetraalkylammonium salts of the one-electron-reduced anion alpha-[SMo12O40]3- and the two-electron-reduced anion alpha-[SMo12O40].4- [SMo12O40]3- is stable to disproportionation in dry solvents (Kdis = 10(-7.4). EPR and magnetic susceptibility data indicate that [SMo12O40]3- is a simple paramagnet (S = 1/2) while [SMo12O40]4- is paramagnetic with the mu eff values decreasing at low temperatures. Solutions of the two-electron-reduced species are EPR silent, but microcrystalline powders show very weak signals. The crystal structure of alpha-[NBu4]3[SMo12O40] has been determined (triclinic P1; a = 13.840(3) A; b = 15.587(4) A; c = 19.370(3) A; alpha = 94.82(2) degrees; beta = 93.10(1) degrees; gamma = 91.05(2) degrees; Z = 2). There is disorder around the C2 axis of the central SO4(2-) tetrahedron. In the presence of aqueous HClO4 (0.045 M) in thf/H2O or MeCN/H2O (98/2 v/v), [SMo12O40]2- exhibits five two-electron-reduction processes. Under these conditions, [SMo12O40]3- protonates and disproportionates into [SMo12O40]2- and the (2e-, 2H+)-reduced anion [H2SMo12O40]2-.     

Oxygen transfer from sulfoxides: oxidation of alkylarenes catalyzed by a polyoxomolybdate, [PMo12O40]3-

The polyoxomolydate of the Keggin structure, PMo12O403-, catalyzes, under anaerobic conditions, oxygen transfer from sulfoxides to alkylarenes such as xanthene and diphenylmethane to yield xanthen-9-one and benzophenone, respectively. With use of 17O and 18O labeled phenylmethylsulfoxide it was shown that the sulfoxide is complexed by the polyoxometalate and the oxygen is transferred from the sulfoxide to the alkylarene. There is a good correlation between the reaction rate and the heterolytic benzylic C-H bond energy indicating a hydride transfer reaction from the alkylarene to the polyoxometalate-sulfoxide complex. In the case of triphenylmethane the resulting carbocation reacts to yield 9-phenylfluorene as the major product. The reaction kinetics supports such a reaction pathway.     

VO(H2O)5]H[PMo12O40]-catalyzed nitration of alkanes with nitric acid

[VO(H2O)5]H[PMo12O40], which contains vanadyl counter cations and PMo12O40(3-), can act as a catalyst for the nitration of various alkanes including alkylbenzenes using nitric acid as a nitrating agent in acetic acid at 356 K.     

三维网状结构聚金属氧酸盐K4SiW12O40·16H2O的合成及其X射线晶体结构分析

以钨酸钠(Na2WO4·2H2O),硅酸钠(Na2SiO3·9H2O)和氯化钾(KCl)为原料在水溶液中反应制得了标题化合物,单晶X射线结构分析表明,属单斜晶系,空间群Cc,晶胞参数a=2.0180(4),b=2.0178(4),c=1.2498(3)nm,β=90.08(3)°,V=5.0892(18)nm3,Z=4,Dc=4.290g/cm3.对5850个独立的衍射点[I>2σ(I)]进行全矩阵最小二乘法修正后,可靠性因子R1=0.0598.     

Mechanistic analysis of the electrocatalytic properties of dissolved alpha and beta isomers of [SiW12O40]4- and solid [Ru(bipy)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40] on the reduction of nitrite in acidic aqueous media

Voltammetric studies on the reduction of alpha and beta isomers of the Keggin polyoxometalate anion [SiW12O40]4- reveal a series of electrochemically reversible processes in acidic aqueous media. In the presence of NO2-, catalytic current is detected in the potential region of the [SiW12O40]4-/5- process. Electronic spectroscopy and simulation of voltammetric data undertaken at variable [NO2-] and [H+] allow the following mechanism to be postulated, [SiW12O40]4- + e- <-->[SiW12O40]5-, H+ + HNO2 <--> NO+ + H2O, NO+ + [SiW12O40]5- --> NO + [SiW12O40]4-. The second-order rate constant for the rate-determining step is faster for the alpha isomer than for the beta one. This may be attributed to the different reversible potentials of -0.144 V (alpha isomer) and -0.036 V vs Ag/AgCl (beta isomer) and, hence, smaller driving force for an assumed outer sphere electron-transfer reaction in the case of beta isomer. A stable, water-insoluble, thin-film [Ru(bipy)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40] chemically modified electrode was generated electrochemically via ion-exchange of [Ru(bipy)3]2+ with Bu4N+ in the [Bu4N]4[alpha-SiW12O40] solid. The first reduction process with this modified electrode gives rise to the reaction [Ru(bipy)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40](solid) + H+(soln) + e- <--> H[Ru(bipy)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40](solid). The need to transfer a proton from the solution to the solid phase for charge neutralization purposes introduces a hydrogen-ion concentration dependence into this reaction, which is not found in the solution-phase study. Nevertheless, the voltammetric catalytic activity with respect to nitrite reduction is retained with the chemically modified electrode. However, nitrite catalysis with the [Ru(bipy)3]2[alpha-SiW12O40]-modified electrode is now independent of concentration of H+, rather than exhibiting a first-order dependence, and full mechanistic details for this process are unknown.