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.
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