Keggin polyoxoanion supported organic-inorganic trinuclear lutetium cluster, {Na(H2O)3[Lu(pydc)(H2O)3]3}[SiW12O40]·26.5H2OElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: The IR spectra of 1, H4[SiW12O40]·nH2O and H2pydc ligand, the UV spectra of 1, H4[SiW12O40]·nH2O and H2pydc ligand, the TG/DTA curve of 1. CCDC 860581 for 1. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30517h

A novel strawberry-like organic-inorganic hybrid, {Na(H 2 O) 3 [Lu(pydc)(H 2 O) 3 ] 3 }[SiW 12 O 40 ]·26.5H 2 O (H 2 pydc = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate) containing an intriguing trinuclear lutetium cluster {Na(H 2 O) 3 [Lu(pydc)(H 2 O) 3 ] 3 } 4+ has been synthesized and its luminescent properties, IR, UV, TG, PXRD analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction were investigated. A novel strawberry-like organic-inorganic hybrid containing an intriguing trinuclear lutetium cluster {Na(H 2 O) 3 [Lu(pydc)(H 2 O) 3 ] 3 } 4+ has been synthesized and its luminescent properties, IR, UV, TG, PXRD analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction have been investigated.