Abstract
A new organic-inorganic hybrid material, (C4N2H7)(8)[K(H2O)](2)[Sb4Mo12(OH)(6)O-48]center dot 16H(2)O (1) has been isolated by the conventional solution method and characterized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry and TG-DTA analysis. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P - 1 with a = 13.407(6) angstrom, b = 13.906(2) angstrom, c = 14.657(7) angstrom, alpha = 77.216(9)degrees, beta = 71.284(6)degrees, gamma = 71.312(3)degrees and Z=1. The crystal structure exhibits an infinite 1D inorganic structure built from [Sb4Mo12(OH)(6)O-48](10-) clusters and potassium cations; adjacent chains are further joined up hydrogen bonding interactions between protonated 2-methylimidazolim cations, water molecules and polyoxoanions to form a 3D supramolecular architecture. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.