Structural characterizations and magnetic properties of three new reduced molybdenum phosphates

Three new molybdophosphates, [Co(dien)2]·(H3dien)6·{[CoMo12O24(OH)6(HPO4)2(PO4)6][Co(Hdien)]2[CoMo12O24(OH)6(PO4)8]}·(dien)·4H3O·5H2O (1), (H3dien)4[MMo12O24(OH)6(HPO4)4(PO4)4]·10H2O [M=Co for (2), Ni for (3); dien=diethylenetriamine], have been synthesized by employing hydrothermal method and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 is built up of Co[P4Mo6]2 units as the structural motif covalently linked by [Co(Hdien)] complex subunits to yield an unusual 1-D chain. Compounds 2 and 3 are isomorphic and both display covalent discrete M[P4Mo6]2 cluster structures which are linked by the hydrogen bonds to form 3-D supramolecular networks. Both 1 and 2 display antiferromagnetic interaction and these three compounds all exhibit intensive photoluminescence.