A new α-Keggin type polyoxometalate coordinated to four silver complex moieties: {PW9V3O40[Ag(2,2′-bipy)]2[Ag2(2,2′-bipy)3]2}Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: thermal ellipsoid plot of [Ag2(2,2′-bipy)3]2+, schematic representation of the molecular building blocks of 1, simplified 2-D representation of the supramolecular network of 1, IR spectra, XPS spectra and a TG curve for 1. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/dt/b2/b208531c/

A new polyoxometalate derivative {PW9V3O40[Ag(2,2′-bipy)]2[Ag2(2,2′-bipy)3]2} 1 has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by the single crystal X-ray diffraction. X-Ray analysis showed that both [Ag(2,2′-bipy)]+ and [Ag2(2,2′-bipy)3]2+ units are supported on the α-Keggin polyoxoanion [PW9V3O40]6−via the surface bridging oxygen atoms. 1 represents the first α-Keggin type polyoxoanion coordinated with four transition metal complex moieties, which further acts as a neutral molecular units for the construction of an interesting three-dimensional supramolecular framework.