Methylmercury and dimethylthallium complexes of 5-(4′-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-2-thiohydantoin (HDABTd): The crystal and molecular structures of HDABTd and [TlMe2(DABTd)(DMSO)]

The ligand 5-(4′-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-2-thiohydantoin (HDABTd) was prepared and its structure determined by X-ray diffraction. In the crystal, ligand molecules are linked in chains along the [110] direction by intermolecular N(3)–H(3)O(1)^I and N(1)–H(1)Sⁱⁱ hydrogen bonds. The complexes [HgMe(DABTd)] and [TlMe₂(DABTd)] were prepared by reaction of the ligand with methylmercury acetate or dimethylthallium hydroxide, and were characterized in the solid state by IR spectroscopy and in solution by conductivity measurements and ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹⁹Hg and ²⁰⁵Tl NMR spectroscopy. The dimethylthallium complex crystallized in DMSO solution as [TlMe₂(DABTd)(DMSO)], an X-ray diffraction study of which showed its thallium atoms to be coordinated to the two methyl C atoms, the oxygen atom of a DMSO molecule, the S and N(1) atoms of one DABTd ligand and, more weakly, to the oxygen atom of a neighbouring DABTd. This last interaction links the molecules of the complex in chains parallel to the b axis. Crystals of the methylmercury(II) complex contain three [HgMe(DABTd)]·DMSO structures per asymmetric unit, but poor data quality prevented complete refinement.     

萘磺酸型离子配合物的合成及其分子识别性能

常温反应条件下制备了4个基于乙二胺和1,5-萘二磺酸的配位化合物[M(en)(H_2O)_4]·1,5-nds·(H_2O)_2(M=Ni(1),Co(2),Cd(3),Cu(4),nds=1,5-萘二磺酸;en=乙二胺),并通过红外光谱、元素分析、X射线单晶衍射、X射线粉末衍射和热重分析等技术手段确定了其晶体结构。结构分析表明,该系列配合物属于同构体系,单斜晶系,C2/c空间群。以配合物1为例,其晶胞参数为a=1.69026(19)nm,b=1.01373(11)nm,c=1.3448(3)nm,α=90°,β=120.2650°,γ=90°,V=1.9901(5)nm~3,Z=4,Dc=1.713 g/cm~3,F(000)=1072,R_1=0.0326,wR_2=0.0867。该系列配合物的中心金属为六配位模式,与来自乙二胺的2个N原子和4个H_2O中的氧原子配位。游离水与磺酸氧和配位水之间存在着丰富的氢键作用,构筑成三维的网络结构。测定了以Cd为中心金属配合物3的荧光光谱,发现其在对于甲醇的小分子识别性能方面具有应用前景。     

Complexes of nitrilotrimethylphosphonic acid with cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc

Substances of the types MH₄ntmp, Mg₃[M(Hntmp)]₂, M₂H₂ntmp and Mg[M₂(Hntmp)]₂, where M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and H₆ntmp = N[CH₂PO(OH)₂]₃ were prepared. The sodium and cesium salts of the [Co(Hntmp)]³⁻ complexes were also prepared. The IR and electronic spectra and the experimental magnetic susceptibilities indicate that these are high-spin complexes. The coordination surroundings of the central atom consist of a highly distorted octahedron of the ligand oxygen atoms. The nitrogen atom is not coordinated to the central atom.     

Salen型化合物的合成、表征及性质

设计合成了两种新型Salen配体H2L1(N,N?-3-二甲氧基-邻羟苯亚甲基-4,5-二甲氧基-1,2-苯二胺)、H2L2(N,N?-3-二甲氧基-邻羟苯亚甲基-4,5-二硝基-1,2-苯二胺)及相应的镍、铜、锌金属配合物ML1、ML2(M=Ni,Cu,Zn),并分别采用核磁共振(1HNMR)波谱、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、红外(IR)光谱、质谱(MS)和元素分析进行了表征.探究了配体及其配合物的荧光性质.研究发现,与H2L1相比,配体H2L2由于引入强的吸电子基团―NO2,其荧光强度减弱.相对于配体,锌离子的配位则导致其配合物的荧光强度增强,而镍和铜离子的嵌入则使得配合物ML1、ML2(M=Ni,Cu)荧光猝灭.对电化学性质的研究表明,CuL1的氧化还原过程为准可逆的单电子过程;与H2L2相比,配体H2L1由于引入强的给电子基团―OCH3,其溶液的导电性降低.     

Interaction of heterocyclic thioamides with tellurium(II) and tellurium(IV). Syntheses and crystal structures of bis[2-(2-thioxo-1,3- thiazolidin-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3- thiazolium]hexabromotellurate(IV) and tris(1- methylimidazole-2-(3H)-thione)tellurium(II) bromide

Reaction of 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione with tellurium(IV) in hydrobromic acid medium gave the hexabromotellurate, [C₆H₉N₂S₃]₂²⁺[Te^IVBr₆]²⁻ (3). Reaction of 1-methylimidazoline-2-(3H)-thione (L″) with tellurium(IV), in hydrobromic acid medium, gave the mixed-ligand tellurium(II) complex [Te^IIL″₃Br]⁺Br⁻ (4). The structures of [C₆H₉N₂S₃]₂²⁺[Te^IVBr₆]²⁻ (3) and [Te^IIL″₃Br]⁺Br⁻ were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. In 3 the unit cell contains [TeBr₆]²⁻ anions and two [C₆H₉N₂S₃]⁺ cations. There is no direct bonding between the metal atom and the cations. In the anion only slight angular deviations from the perfect octahedral geometry are observed. The lone pair of electrons on tellurium(IV) is found to be stereochemically inert. In the cation the two five-membered heterocyclic rings adopt different conformations. In complex 4, in the solid state, the planar [Te^IIL″₃Br]⁺ cation and Br⁻ anion are held together by ionic interactions. In the cation, L″ is bonded to the central tellurium atom through the sulphur atom.     

Kinetics of formation and dissociation of the ternary complex ion (pentane-2,4-dionato)(nitrilotriacetato)chromate(III) in aqueous media

Synthesis of solid [Cr(nta)(H₂O)₂] 1, kinetics and equilibrium of ots reaction with pentane-2,4-dione (Hpd) to form [Cr(nta)(pd)]⁻ 2 (H₃nta is nitrilotriacetic acid), aquation of 2 into 1, and some related reactions have been described. Parallel proton-independent and inverse proton-dependent paths lead from 1 to 2. The [H⁺]⁻¹ path arises from metal assisted deprotonation of HE, the enol form of Hpd. Aquation of 2 into 1 involves [Cr(Hnta)(pd)(H₂O]⁺ 2H (Hnta is tridentate nta) in addition to 2. The nta comples 1 is considerably more labile and a weaker acid than [Cr(H₂O)₆]³⁺.     

Acyl complexes of molybdenum: structural and reactivity studies

The following structural peculiarities of the agostic acyl structure ₂R) (R = H, SiMe₃) and some characteristic chemical reactivity of the M-η²-acyl and iminoacyl linkage are described. (i) A structural comparison of the bonding parameters within three agostic acetyl Mo complexes containing the dithioacid ligand, indicates that the agostic interaction strengthens upon increasing the electron-releasing properties of the S-chelating ligand. (ii) The acyl-xanthate complex Mo(C(O)Me)(S₂COR)(CO)(PMe₃)₂ undergoes loss of a sulfur atom from the coordinated xanthate and coupling with the acyl ligand to form complexes containing coordinated alkoxythiocarbonyl and monothioacetate ligands. The latter can be metathetically replaced by KS₂COR. (iii) Upon heating at 70°C η²-acyl-dicarbonyl bispirazolilborate complexes of molybdenum of the type Mo(H₂B(pz^*)₂)(η²-C(O)Me)(CO)₂(PMe₃) (pz^* = 3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl) yield functionalized acyl ligands derived from the stereo- and regioselective intramolecular addition of one of the B---H bonds of the H₂B(pz^*)₂ group across the C=O moiety of the η²-acyl group. (iv) The η²-acyl-isocyanide complexes {Mo}(η²-C(O)R)(CNR′) ({Mo} = Mo(H₂B(pz^*)₂)(CO)(PMe₃)) undergo irreversible thermal isomerization to the corresponding η²-iminoacyl-carbonyl derivatives {MO}(η²-C(NR′)R)(CO). This isomerization reaction follows first-order kinetics.     

联咪唑镍、镉配合物的合成、晶体结构及其与DNA相互作用

分别通过水热法和室温挥发法合成了2,2'-联咪唑(H₂biim)镍、镉配合物([Ni(H₂biim)₃](phth)(phth,邻苯二甲酸根)(1)、[Cd(H₃biim)₂Cl₄](2)),并通过X射线单晶衍射、元素分析和红外等技术手段对它们进行了表征。 单晶X衍射结果表明,配合物1的配离子中心镍离子周围的配体以3个中性联咪唑分子形式分别进行二齿螯合配位,构成六配位的畸变八面体构型,邻苯二甲酸根离子在外界与配体形成丰富的氢键;而在配合物2中,两个联咪唑配体却以含有氢质子的阳离子H₃biim⁺形式与中心镉离子单齿配位,镉离子同时结合4个氯原子形成六配位配位环境。 通过紫外光谱、荧光光谱和黏度法测试结果表明配合物1和2分别与小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)以经典插入和部分插入模式进行相互作用。     

Zn(II) complexes with pyridine derived N6 and N8 donor azamacrocyclic ligands

A novel N6 macrocyclic ligand, L¹ (2,8,14,20-tetramethyl-3,7,15,19,25,26-hexaaza-tricyclo[19.3.1.1^9,13]hexacosa-1(24),9,11,13(26),21(25),22-hexaene), was obtained by reduction of the 2 + 2 condensation product of 2,6-diacetylpyridine and propane-1,3-diamine. Zinc(II) complexes of L¹, of a related N8 macrocycle, L³ (3,6,9,17,20,23,29,30-octaaza-tricyclo[23.3.1.1[11,15]]triaconta-1(28),1,13,15(30),25(29),26-hexaene), similarly prepared by 2 + 2 condensation of 2,6-diformylpyridine and diethylenetriamine and of a tetra N-2-cyanoethyl derivative of a homologue of L¹ prepared from diformyl pyridine and ethane-1,2-diamine, L² (3-[6,14,17-tris-(2-cyano-ethyl)-3,6,14,17,23,24-hexaaza-tricyclo[17.3.1.1^8,12] tetracosa-1(23),8(24),9,11,19,21-hexaen-3-yl]-propionitrile), were prepared. Structures were determined for [ZnL¹](ClO₄)₂ · H₂O, [ZnL²](NO₃)₂ and [Zn₂L³(NO₃)₂](NO₃)₂ · H₂O. The [ZnL¹](ClO₄)₂ · H₂O and [ZnL²](NO₃)₂ complexes present a mononuclear endomacrocyclic structure with the metal in an octahedral distorted environment coordinated by the six donor nitrogen atoms from the macrocyclic backbone while the complex [Zn₂L³(NO₃)₂](NO₃)₂ · H₂O is dinuclear with both metal atoms into the macrocyclic cavity coordinated by four donor nitrogen atoms from the macrocyclic framework and one oxygen atom from one monodentate nitrate anion, in a distorted square pyramidal arrangement.     

Crystal structure and luminescence property of ternary terbium p-aminobenzoic acid complexes with different second ligands

Ternary terbium complexes with p-aminobenzoic acid (HL), [TbL₃(DMSO)(H₂O)]₂ (1), [TbL₃(DMF)(H₂O)]₂ (2) and [TbL₃(Bpy)(H₂O)]₂·2H₂O (3) (DMSO=dimethyl sulfoxide, DMF=N, N- dimethylformamide, Bpy=2, 2′- bipyridyl) have been synthesized, and their crystal structures determined. The luminescence properties of these complexes, including both the emission quantum yield and the fluorescence lifetime, have been investigated. The effect of a second ligand on the crystal structure and luminescence property of the ternary terbium p-aminobenzoic acid complexes, and the relationship between luminescence properties and crystal structure, including coordination mode of the L⁻ ligand and the characteristics of a second ligand, are discussed.     

乙二胺三乙酸与锌(Ⅱ)、钴(Ⅱ)相互作用的固体和溶液化学特性

在水热和弱酸性反应条件下,螯合型表面活性剂前驱体乙二胺三乙酸分别与氯化锌、氯化钴反应,形成水合乙二胺三乙酸金属配合物[M(H₂O)₆][M(ED3A)(H₂O)]₂·2H₂O[M=Zn(1),Co(2);H₃ED3A=乙二胺三乙酸,C₈H₁₄N₂O₆]。 产物经元素分析、红外、热重、液体核磁共振和X射线单晶衍射结构表征。 乙二胺三乙酸和锌(Ⅱ)、钴(Ⅱ)五配位,并与水一起形成典型的[MN₂O₄]或[MO₆]八面体结构。 ¹³C核磁共振实验结果表明,溶液中乙二胺三乙酸与锌形成配合物在弱酸性条件下(pH值3~7)稳定存在,在酸性溶液中完全解离,乙二胺三乙酸进一步经分子内成环反应生成3-酮哌嗪二乙酸(H₂kpda=C₈H₁₂N₂O₅)。     

Transition metal coordination compounds of a chelating imidazole-thioether ligand. The X-ray crystal structure of (1,6-bis(4(5)-imidazolyl)-2,5-dithiahexane)bis(nitrato)copper(II)

Transition metal coordination compounds with the novel N₂S₂-donor ligand 1,6-bis(4(5)-imidazolyl)-2,5-dithiahexane (abbreviated bhdhx) with general formulae M(bhdhx)(NO₃)₂(M = Co, Ni, Cu) and M(bhdhx)(H₂O)₂(BF₄)₂ (M = Cu, Zn) have been isolated. In all compounds the ligand is tetradentate with both thioether sulphurs and imidazole nitrogens coordinating. In all compounds the metal ions are six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral geometry with either nitrates or water molecules as the fifth and sixth ligands. This is confirmed by the ligand field spectra, which agree with a distorted octahedral coordination. The distortion from octahedral, indicated by the ligand field spectrum of the cobalt nitrate compound is such that the S atoms of the ligands must be at a very large distance from the metal ion. A single crystal of Cu(bhdhx)(NO₃)₂ was used in a structure determination: orthorhombic space group Pbcn, a = 14.351(5), b = 8.554(3), c = 13.057(4) Å, Z = 4, and T = 293 K. The structure was solved by heavy atom techniques and refined by least-squares methods to a residual R value of 0.033 for 847 significant reflections. The copper ion is at a special position on a two-fold axis, which causes a two-fold symmetry in the ligand. The coordination geometry of the copper atom is distorted octahedral with the two nitrates and the two thioether sulphurs in a cis position, and the imidazole nitrogens trans. The copper to nitrogen distances are 1.933(4) Å, the copper to sulphur distances are 2.495(1) Å, and the copper to oxygen distances are 2.280(3) Å.     

氮杂大环双核铜锌金属配合物的合成结构及溶液中配位稳定性研究

在合成模型化合物之前 ,有必要先了解合成的大环配体在溶液中与金属离子的配位行为及其稳定性 ,以便选择不同结构的大环配体和控制反应的 p H值合成出结构和催化性能较好的模型化合物 [1～ 3] .本文报道了大环配体与 Cu( )和 Zn( )形成的配合物 ,对其结构和溶液中的配位稳定性进行了研究 .1　实验部分1 .1　试剂与仪器配体 L以 2 ,6-吡啶二甲醛和二乙烯三胺为原料 ,按文献 [4]报道的方法经 2 + 2合成得到 .其纯度经元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱和质谱鉴定 .其它试剂均为分析纯 . p H滴定采用二次蒸馏水 .Perkin- Elmer 2 4 0型元…     

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Luminescent Properties of Three New Gallium Complexes Containing Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic Acid

Three new gallium complexes formulated as [Ga(PDA)₂][Ga(H₂O)(PDA)(phen)]·4H₂O(1), [Ga(PDA)₂]· (H₂IN)·2H₂O(2) and [Ga(OH)(PDA)(H₂O)]₂(3)(H₂PDA=pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid; phen=1,10-phenanthroline; HIN=isonicotinic acid) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. In the mixed-ligand system of complex 1, PDA^2? and phen are connected to the central Ga³⁺ cation as tri- and bi-dentate ligands, respectively. In complex 2, each Ga³⁺ cation is six-coordinated by two PDA^2? anions octahedrally. Complex 3 shows a binuclear structure, with the bond distance of Ga1-Ga2 being 0.30061(3) nm. The 3D supramolecular structures of the three complexes are constructed via hydrogen bonds and aromatic π-π packing interactions. All the three complexes exhibit intense blue emission at room temperature in the solid state, which are attributed to π^*-π transition centered on the ligands.     

A Gaussian-2 ab initio study of [C2H5S] ions: III. H2 and CH4 eliminations from CH3CHSH and CH3SCH2

Gaussian-2 ab initio calculations were performed to examine the six modes of unimolecular dissociation of cis-CH₃CHSH⁺ (1⁺), trans-CH₃CHSH⁺ (2⁺), and CH₃SCH₂⁺ (3⁺): 1⁺→CH₃⁺+trans-HCSH (1); 1⁺→CH₃+trans-HCSH⁺ (2); 1⁺→CH₄+HCS⁺ (3); 1⁺→H₂+c-CH₂CHS⁺ (4); 2⁺→H₂+CH₃CS⁺ (5); and 3⁺→H₂+c-CH₂CHS⁺ (6). Reactions (1) and (2) have endothermicities of 584 and 496 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. Loss of CH₄ from 1⁺ (reaction (3)) proceeds through proton transfer from the S atom to the methyl group, followed by cleavage of the C–C bond. The reaction pathway has an energy barrier of 292 kJ mol⁻¹ and a transition state with a wide spectrum of nonclassical structures. Reaction (4) has a critical energy of 296 kJ mol⁻¹ and it also proceeds through the same proton transfer step as reaction (3), followed by elimination of H_2. Formation of CH₃CS⁺ from 2⁺ (reaction (5)) by loss of H₂ proceeds through protonation of the methine (CH) group, followed by dissociation of the H₂ moiety. Its energy barrier is 276 kJ mol⁻¹. On both the MP2/6-31G* and QCISD/6-31G* potential-energy surfaces, the H₂ 1,1-elimination from 3⁺ (reaction (6)) proceeds via a nonclassical intermediate resembling c-CH₃SCH₂⁺ and has a critical energy of 269 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Technetium complexes with thioether ligands—III. Synthesis and structural characterization of cationic nitridotechnetium(V) complexes with thiacrown ethers

The first representative of a new class of TcN complexes with thiacrown ethers have been prepared by ligand exchange reaction of NBu₄[TcNCl₄] with 1,4,8,11-tetrathiacyclotetradecane (14S4), 1,5,9,13-tetrathiacyclohexadecane (16S4), 1,5,9,13-tetrathiacyclohexadecane-3,11-diole (16S4-(OH)₂) and 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexathiacyclooctadecane (18S6). The crystal structure of [TcNCl(14S4)]TcNCl₄ 1) consists of couples of independent cations with the metal in the oxidation state + 5 and hexavalent TcNCl₄⁻ anions. In the complex cation the metal is six-coordinated in a rather distorted octahedral geometry, being directly bound to four sulphur atoms from the macrocyclic ligand in the equatorial plane and to the nitrido atom and to one chlorine atom in the axial positions. The strong trans influence of the nitrido ligand causes an extreme lengthening of the Tc---Cl bond distance to 2.718 Å. The octahedral molecular structure of [TcNCl(18S6)]TcNCl₄ (3) is comparable with that of 1, but only four sulphur atoms of the thiacrown ether form the equatorial plane, two sulphur atoms remain non-coordinated, and the nitrido and Cl⁻ ligands are in axial positions. The most interesting feature in the structure of [TcNCl(16S4-(OH)₂)]Cl (5) is the observation of an exceptionally long Tc---N distance of 1.95 Å.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Structure and Property of Transition Metal(Mn,Zn, Cd or Pb) Coordination Frameworks Using Quinoline-8-oxy-acetate Acid and Dicarboxylic Acid as Ligands

Five transition metal coordination compounds, [Mn₂(8-qoac)₂(bdc)(H₂O)₄](1)(8-qoacH=quinoline-8-oxy- acetate acid, H₂bdc=benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid), [Zn₄(8-qoac)₄(bdc)₂]_n(2), {[Cd₂(8-qoac)₂(Hip)₂(H₂O)₂]· (H₂O)₄}_n(3)(H₂ip=benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid), [Pb₃(8-qoac)₂(bdc)_1.5(H₂O)Cl]_n(4) and [Zn₂(8-qoac)(8-ql)(bdc)]_n (5)(8-Hql=8-hydroxyquinoline), were synthesized by hydrothermal syntheses of metal salts with benzenedicarboxy- lic acid and 8-qoacH. Compound 1 possesses a discrete dimer bridged by bdc^2- ligand. Compound 2 presents a 2D layer network constructed from bdc^2- linkers and 1D infinite ribbons, in which Zn(II) centers are bridged by 8-qoac^- with a tetradentate binding mode. Compound 3 displays a 1D zigzag chain, with adjacent chains further connected via extensive O-H···O hydrogen bonds to generate a 3D supramolecular structure. Compound 4 shows a 3D framework containing trinuclear lead secondary building units and bdc^2- linkers, in which a new coordination mode of 8-qoac^- ligand is observed. In compound 5, Zn(II) ions are simultaneously bridged by 8-qoac^-, 8-ql^- and bdc^2- ligands to form tetranuclear zinc units, which are further interlinked by bdc^2- linkers to yield a 2D wave-like layer. Based on intraligand(IL)(π-π^*) fluorescent emission, compounds 1―5 possess strong purple fluorescent emissions. In addition, the thermal stabilities of compounds 1―5 were studied.     

Structural Analysis of ZnⅡ and CdⅡ Complexes with Bis(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)dithiophosphinic Acid by FT-IR and 1H NMR

Bis(l,l,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phosphinic acid (HMBP) as an extractant is of selectivity to many kinds of metal ions.¹Bis(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbu1yl)dithiophosphinic acid (HDTP), which has a similar structure to HMBP, is stronger acid than HMBP; moreover, its extractive behavior is very different from HMBP to some metal ions as a result of S atom replacing of O in HMBP.²In order to understand its extraction mechanism and regularity, we selected metal ions such as Zn^Ⅱ and Cd^Ⅱ for preparing extracted complexes and analyzing their structure. The composition of the complexes, M(DTP)₂ (M=Zn, Cd), were supposed by elementary analysis, and confirmed by FT-IR and ¹HNMR spectra.     

Novel supramolecular compounds with three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network [M(H2O)6][H2L] (H4L=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid, M=Mn and Co): syntheses, characterization and crystal structures

Two hydrogen-bonded supramolecular compounds having the general formula [M(H₂O)₆][H₂L] (M=Mn^II or Co^II and H₄L=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid), have been newly prepared by the reaction of [M(H₂O)₆](ClO₄)₂ and [C₆H₂(COOH)₄] (H₄L), and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. The metal center in each compound is six-coordinated, forming an ideal octahedral geometry. Both neutral formula units make unique three-dimensional supramolecular architectures through hydrogen bonds and stabilized by electrostatic force.     

Large heteropolymetalate complexes formed from lanthanide (Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd), nickel cations and cryptate [As4W40O140]: synthesis and structure characterization

A new family of heteropolytungstate complexes (NH₄)₂₁[Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·xH₂O(Ln=Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd) were prepared by the reaction of Na₂₇[NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·60H₂O with NiCl₂·6H₂O and Ln(NO₃)₃·xH₂O at pH≈4.5. The crystal structures of (NH₄)₂₁[Gd(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·51H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and element analysis. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a=19.754(3), b=24.298(4), c=39.350(6) Å, β=100.612(3)°, V=18564(5) ų, Z=2, R1(wR₂)=0.0544(0.0691). The central site S1 and two opposite sites S2 of the big cyclic ligand [As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁸⁻ are occupied by one Ln³⁺and two Ni²⁺, respectively, each site supply four O_d coordinating to metal ion, another one water molecule and other five water molecules coordinate, respectively, to Ni²⁺and Ln³⁺. Polyanion [Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²¹⁻ has C_2v symmetry. IR and UV–vis spectra of [NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁷⁻ of the title compounds are discussed.