Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of a novel supramolecular hybrid based on Keggin and Cu(I) complex

A novel inorganic-organic hybrid molecule, [Cu(4,4'bipyH)(3)(4,4bipy)][HPW12O40](2)center dot 12H(2)O (1), has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR spectra, TG and single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Structural analysis reveals that the novel compound 1 composed of two Kegging polyoxoanion connected with Cu complex fragment forming a big molecule that extends in 3D via hydrogen bonding. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.