Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structure of a Mixed-valence Polyoxotungstate Decorated by Copper（I） Coordination Group, [Cu（en）2H2O]2[{Cu（en）2}HPW12O40]·2H2O

A complex [Cu(en)2H2O]2[{Cu(en)2}HPW12O40]·2H2O (C12H57Cu3N12O44PW12, Mr = 3501.49) has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction.It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 21.680(4), b = 20.680(4), c = 26.120(5) (A), V = 11711(4) (A)3, Dc = 3.972 g/cm3, Z = 8, μ(MoKa) = 24.661 mm-1, F(000) = 12440, the final R = 0.0527 and wR = 0.1416 for 11527 observed reflec- tions with I > 2σ(I).The crystal structure is composed of [{Cu(en)2}HPW12O40]2- anions, discrete [Cu(en)2H2O]+ complex cations and crystal water molecules, which are held together into a three- dimensional network through hydrogen-bonding interactions.The anionic [{Cu(en)2}HPW12O40]2- is formed by the mixed valance {HPWVI11WVO40}3- Keggin unit covalently linked by a {Cu(en)2}+ group.