A New Family of Layered Molybdenum(V) Cobalto-Phosphates Built up of [H14 (Mo16 O32 )Co16 (PO4 )24 (H2 O)20 ]10- Wheels

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2001 Jul 2;40(13):2455-2457. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010702)40:13<2455::AID-ANIE2455>3.0.CO;2-Z.

Abstract

Four tetramers of MoV centers and four tetramers of CoII centers, linked by phosphate groups around a central isolated [Co(H2 O)6 ]2+ octahedron form the key structural unit in the molybdenum(V) cobaltophosphates 1 and 2, which were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. These units are connected to produce two-dimensional structures in which the cobalt atoms are antiferromagnetically coupled.

Keywords: cobalt; magnetic properties; molybdenum; polyoxometalates; solid-state structures.