[Spectroscopic studies of compounds with [(PO4)4Mo(V)O15]12- cluster]

Five novel organic-molybdenum phosphates with [(PO4)4Mo6(V)O15]12- cluster, Na x (H4TETA)3 x (H3O)5 x {Zn[(HPO4)2(PO4)2Mo6O15]2} (2), (H2en)7 x (H3O)4 x {Cu[(HPO4)2(PO4)2Mo6O15]2} x H2O (3), (H3DETA)2 x (H3O)3 x {Co0.5[(HPO4)2(PO4)2Mo6O15]} x H2O (4), [Co(H3TETA)]2{Co0.5[(HPO4)(PO4)3Mo6O15] x 3.5H2O (5) and (H3DETA) x (H3O)4 x {Co1.5 [(HPO4)2(PO4)2Mo6O15]} x 0.5H2O (6), have been synthesized. The relationship between their properties and structures was studied by using FTIR, NIR FT-Raman, UV-Vis DRS and fluorescence etc. In these compounds, every two [(PO4)4Mo6O15] clusters are coordinated by a metal atom to form a {M[(PO4)4Mo6O15]2} dimer. In compound 2, 3 and 4, {M[(PO4)4Mo6O15]2} dimers are hydrogen-bonded by the organic molecules and water molecules to form a three-dimensional expended framework, respectively. In compound 5 and 6, {Co[(PO4)4Mo6O15]2} dimers are coordinated by [Co(H3TETA)] groups and [CoO4] tetrahedra to form a network, respectively. These characteristic vibrational frequencies of the molybdenum phosphates are related to the structure of these compounds. Three characteristic bands in UV-Vis DRS spectra of these compounds have to be attributed to the absorptions of O(d) --> Mo, O(mu) --> Mo and O --> M charge transfer, respectively. These compounds exhibit strong fluorescence emission bands at about 410 nm when excited by 240 nm, which are caused by O(mu) --> Mo charge transfer.