Hydrothermal synthesis and structure of a new helical chain constructed from only molybdenum-oxide building blocks.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The compound [NH(3)(CH(2))(2)NH(2)(CH(2))(2)NH(3)](2)[Mo(9)O(30)] was synthesized at 170 degrees C via hydrothermal techniques from the starting materials of Na(2)MoO(4).H(2)O, NH(2)(CH(2))(2)NH(CH(3))(2)NH(2), and H(2)O. The compound crystallizes in the space group C2/c of the monoclinic system with a = 21.308(4) A, b = 9.234(2) A, c = 19.195(4) A, beta = 120.27(3) degrees, V = 3261.9(11)A(3), Z = 4. Two novel and symmetrically related helices coexist in the centrosymmetric solid, in which the two kinds of helices appear in the left-handed and right-handed enantiomorphs, respectively. This is the first example of a helical chain structure consisting of only molybdenum-oxide building blocks. The central axis about each helical chain is a 2-fold screw axis.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Xu, L; Qin, C; Wang, X; Wei, Y; Wang, E
Published Date
- November 17, 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 42 / 23
Start / End Page
- 7342 - 7344
PubMed ID
- 14606819
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0020-1669
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1021/ic034331z
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States