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Xiao-Yuan Wu1, Quan-Guo Zhai, Li-Juan Chen
1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Science, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The title complex, poly[di-mu3-oxo-hepta-mu2-oxo-tetraoxobis(1,10-phenanthroline)-mu4-terephthalato-dicopper(II)tetramolybdate(VI)], [Cu2Mo4(C8H4O4)O13(C12H8N2)2], represents a novel two-dimensional copper-molybdate compound with mixed ligands. Tetranuclear molybdenum oxide clusters are joined through corner-sharing into a ribbon-like chain, with [Cu(phen)]2+ (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes grafted onto either side. The terephthalate ligand lies about an inversion centre and links these chains to form a layer via Cu-O and Mo-O bonds. Face-to-face pi-pi stacking interactions between adjacent phen ligands stabilize the structure.
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