A Novel One‐dimensional Reduced Molybdenum(V) Decorated with Nickel Coordination Cations:Ni[Mo6O12(OH)3(PO4)(HPO4)3]2[Ni(H2O)2][Ni(H2O)(bipy)2]4·5H2O

Abstract

AbstractA novel molybdenum(V) phosphate decorated with nickel complex cations, Ni[Mo6O12(OH)3(PO4)(HPO4)3]2‐[Ni(H2O)2][Ni(H2O)(bipy)2]4·5H2O (bipy2,2′‐bipyridyl), has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, TGA and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Two {Mo6P4} clusters are linked via one Ni cation to form a Ni[Mo6P4]2 dimer unit, which is further connected together by additional nickel coordination complex ions to give 1‐D molybdenum(V) phosphate chain‐like structure. A probe reaction of the oxidation of benzaldehyde with H2O2 using the title compound as catalyst was carried out in a liquid‐solid system, showing that the compound had high oxidative catalytic activity to the reaction.