title: Synthetically persistent, self assembled [V(IV)2V(V)4] polyoxovanadates: facile synthesis, structure and magnetic analysis.
abstract: Slow diffusion in a H-tube at room temperature of a methanolic solution of [VO(acac)(2)] (Hacac = acetylacetone) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) or 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) into an aqueous solution of sodium pyrophosphate (Na(4)P(2)O(7)) resulted in the serendipitous formation of X-ray quality crystals of mixed-valent, hexameric oxovanadates of general formula [V(6)O(12)(OCH(3))(4)(L)(4)]·solv [L = 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) for 1· 2CH(3)OH · 4H(2)O (1a), and 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) for 2· 4H(2)O (2a)]. These were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR, elemental and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). A facile, rationalized synthetic route for the isolation of 1a and 2a could be established following structural determination, involving NaOH in place of Na(4)P(2)O(7) as pH modulator. The use of distilled water (pH 7) as methanolic co-solvent also resulted in crystallization of the two complexes, proving the presence of a base in the reaction scheme is not vital, with slightly pH-depended yields noted for 2a only. A survey of the literature revealed the occurrence of several other procedures, from classical methods to hydrothermal routes, leading to different solvates of 1, the crystal structure of 2 being unreported in any form to date. The precise nature of the molecular assembly in these type of hybrid organic-inorganic poly-vanadates is contradictory in published reports. On the basis of newly acquired high resolution crystal data and supported by magnetic investigation of the samples, we propose herein a formulation as [(V(IV)O)(2)(V(V)O(2))(4)(μ(3)-O)(2)(μ-OCH(3))(4)(L)(4)], with two oxovanadyl(IV) and four dioxovanadyl(V) units per molecule. A net ferromagnetic coupling between the two isolated V(IV) metal centers was measured with literature-consistent J values of +16.1(1) and +19.7(1) cm(-1) for 1a and 2a, respectively [H = -JS(A)·S(B) + S(A)·D·S(B) + βH (g(A)S(A) + g(B)S(B))], suggesting that crystal packing forces do not significantly influence the magnetic properties of this class of materials. A facile route toward the synthesis of the fully-oxidized [V(V)(4)O(8)(CH(3)O)(4)(bipy)(2)] and [V(V)(4)O(6)(CH(3)O)(6)(acac)(2)] tetraoxovanadates is also reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, USA. nmarino@syr.edu
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lloret
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Julve
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D014638:Vanadates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D014638:Vanadates