Hetero-metallic, functionalizable polyoxomolybdate clusters via a "top-down" synthetic method.

ABSTRACT

Two bi-metallic, organophosphonate-stabilised sandwich-type polyoxomolybdate clusters, [Mo6Cu4O16(OH)2(C4H9PO3)4(C5H5N)2 (CH3O)4(H2O)]2- and [Mo7Cu7O19(OH)(CH3O)7(C4H9PO3)6(C5H5N)2]2-, are reported. These compounds are accessed via the "top-down" in situ disassembly of the [Mo6O19]2- Lindqvist species into reactive oligomers, followed by subsequent reassembly with polynuclear CuII assemblies to form the reported compounds.