Coordination polymers based on the octamolybdate and flexible bis(triazole) ligands with different spacer lengths

By using the in situ generated octamolybdate as an inorganic building block and tuning the spacer length of the flexible bis(triazole) ligands, three coordination polymers with different architectures, [CuII(btp)2(H2O)([small beta]-Mo8O26)0.5][middle dot]H2O (1) (btp = 1,3-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propane), [CuII2(btb)3(H2O)2([small zeta]-Mo8O26)][middle dot]3H2O (2) (btb = 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butane), and [CuII(bth)2([small theta]-Mo8O26)0.5][middle dot]H2O (3) (bth = 1,6-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)hexane) were synthesized and structurally characterized. Compound 1 displays 2-fold interpenetration architecture, in which the [[small beta]-Mo8O26]4- polyanions act as pillars between the stagger-packed [Cu(btp)2]2+ sheets. Compound 2 exhibits parallel-packed 2D layers with the [[small zeta]-Mo8O26]4- polyanions encircled by chair-type [Cu(btb)2]2+ rings. For compound 3, there exist quadrangular channels in the 3D network constructed from the [Cu(bth)2]2+ cations. The [[small theta]-Mo8O26]4- polyanions are incorporated into the channels, resulting in a novel interpenetrated 3D architecture with (42[middle dot]611[middle dot]82)(42[middle dot]64)(44[middle dot]610[middle dot]8) topology. Thermogravimetric analyses and electrochemical measurements for all the compounds were also performed.