Syntheses and characterization of three hybrid materials based on polymeric copper complexes and saturated Keggin polyoxoanions

Abstract

Three novel heteropolytungstates, [Cu(phen)2]4[α-SiW12O40] (1), [Cu4(4,4′-bpy)3(2,2′-bpy)4][α-SiW12O40] · H2O (2) and [Cu(4,4′-bpy)(4,4′-Hbpy)0.5]2[PW12O40] (3) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, 4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine, 2,2′-bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, TG analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound (1) exhibits interesting chiral layer constructed from interperpendicular helical chains running along a crystallographic 21 axis in the c and a directions. Furthermore, the chiral layers are connected by the [α-SiW12O40]4− anions via hydrogen bonding interactions to form a 3D superamolecular structure. The [Cu4(4,4′-bpy)3(2,2′-bpy)4]4+ coordinated complexes in compound (2) are packed together via the aromatic π–π stacking interactions and exhibit an interesting 3D sandglasslike “host” network with 1D channels, in which [α-SiW12O40]4− anions “guests” reside. Compound (3) has a unique 2D superamolecular network, which is composed of cationic CuI coordination polymer chains and discrete [PW12O40]3− polyoxoanions as linkers. It is noteworthy that the monprotonated 4,4′-bpy ligands of (3) act as arms and connect the adjacent 2D network, generating a 3D interpenetrating superamolecular structure.