Trivalent lanthanide lacunary phosphomolybdate complexes: A structural and spectroscopic study across the series [Ln(PMo11O39) 2]11-

Roy Copping, Andrew J. Gaunt, Iain May, Mark J. Sarsfield, David Collison, Madeleine Helliwell, Iain S. Denniss, David C. Apperley

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Abstract

We report the syntheses and crystal structures of (NH4) 11[LnIII(PMo11O39) 2]·xH2O (where Ln = every trivalent lanthanide cation except promethium) in which two lacunary [PMo11O 39]7- anions sandwich an 8-coordinate LnIII cation to yield the complex anion, [LnIII(PMo11O 39)2]11-. The 14 salts crystallise in two different space groups, C2/c or P1̄, but the LnIII containing anions are isostructural across the whole series, a very rare example of such a complete study. Solid state and solution 31P NMR, Raman and IR spectroscopies have been used to prove the stability of [Ln(PMo 11O39)2]11- in aqueous solution. As expected, the LnIII cation contracts across the series and the Ln-O bond distances decrease uniformly. Interestingly, the splitting in the V P-O mode within the [PMo11O39]7- unit increases uniformly across the series, which we attribute to the stronger interaction with the smaller, higher charge density LnIII cation as the series is traversed. For the 31P NMR measurements a direct comparison of Lanthanide Induced (paramagnetic) Shift could be made with the analogous [P(W11O39)2]11- complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1256-1262
Number of pages7
JournalDalton Transactions
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 7 2005
Externally publishedYes

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