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Preparation of Polyoxometalate-based Photo-responsive Membranes for the Photo-activation of Manganese Oxide Catalysts
Published on: August 7, 2018
Poly[[tris-(μ(3)-2-oxidopyridinium-3-carboxyl-ato)manganese(II)sodium(I)] monohydrate]
Bing-Yu Zhang1, Jing-Jing Nie, Duan-Jun Xu
1Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the crystal structure of the title compound, {[MnNa(C(6)H(4)NO(3))(3)]·H(2)O}(n), the Mn(II) cation is located on a threefold rotation axis and is chelated by three 2-oxidopyridinium-3-carboxyl-ate (opc) anions in an octa-hedal coordination. The Na(I) cation is located on a threefold rotation axis and is surrounded by six O atoms from three opc anions. The opc anions link the Mn and Na cations, forming a three-dimensional polymeric structure. The uncoordinated water mol-ecule, located on a threefold rotation axis, is equally disordered over two sites. The three-dimensional network is consolidated by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
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