Evans-Showell-Type Polyoxometalates Constructing High-Dimensional Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Compounds with Copper-Organic Coordination Complexes: Synthesis and Oxidation Catalysis.

Four new hybrid architectures containing a [Co2Mo10H4O38]6- polyoxoanion, (en)[Cu3(ptz)4(H2O)4][Co2Mo10H4O38]·24H2O (1), (Hbim)2[{Cu(bim)2(H2O)2}2{Co2Mo10H4O38}]·5H2O (2), H2[Cu(dpdo)3(H2O)4][{Cu2(dpdo)3(H2O)4(CH3CN)}2{Co2Mo10H4O38}2]·9H2O (3), and (H2bpp)4[{Cu(H2O)2}{NaCo2Mo10H4O38}2]·10H2O (4), where ptz = 5-(4-pyridyl)-1H-tetrazole, en = ethylenediamine, bim = benzimidazole, dpdo = 4,4'-bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide, and bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane, have been prepared and characterized through elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectroscopy, and powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 shows a 3D host-guest framework composed of 3D Cu-ptz as the host and Evans-Showell-type polyoxoanion [Co2Mo10H4O38]6- as the guest. Compound 2 is constructed from [Co2Mo10H4O38]6- polyoxoanions and Cu-bim coordination complexes to form a 2D covalent layer. Compound 3 also exhibits a 2D hybrid network based on [Co2Mo10H4O38]6- polyoxoanions linked by Cu-dpdo coordination groups. Compound 4 is a 1D double-chain structure composed of [Co2Mo10H4O38]6- polyoxoanions joined together by Na+ and Cu2+ cations. As far as we know, compound 1 is the first host-guest compound with an Evans-Showell-type polyoxometalate as the guest, and compounds 2 and 3 are the first 2D inorganic-organic hybrid architectures constructed from Evans-Showell-type polyoxometalates. Compounds 1-4 are redox catalysts that heterogeneously prompt sulfide and alcohol oxidation with excellent efficiency.