Two compounds constructed from Strandberg-type polyoxoanions, metals and organic ligands

Two new hybrid compounds, [Cu(1)(phen)(H₂O)][Cu(2)(phen)(H₂O)]([Cu(3)]_0.25(H₂O)][P₂Mo₅O₂₃]·3.75H₂O (1) and [Cu(en)₂]_1.5[P₂Mo₅O₂₃]₂·(enH₂)₃·2H₂O (2) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, en = ethylenediamine), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, UV–Vis spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), powder XRD analyses, TG analyses, cyclic voltammogram analyses, elemental analyses, and single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the two compounds have a 1-D chain structure formed by Strandberg-type POMs and TMCs with –A–B–C–B–A–B–C–B– linking mode, then further extend into a 2-D layer structure through π⋯π or hydrogen bond interactions.