Synthesis and Characterization of a Reduced Molybdenum(V) Phosphate, (H_3dien)_2(H_2dien)_2[NaMo_(12)O_(24)(OH)_6-(H_2PO_4)(HPO_4)_5(PO_4)_2]·nH_2O (n = 10.92)

A new reduced molybdenum(V) phosphate (H3dien)2(H2dien)2[NaMo12O24 (OH)6 (H2PO4)(HPO4)5(PO4)2]·nH2O (n = 10.92, dien = diethylenetriamine) has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analyses, IR and X-ray diffraction. C16H96.84Mo12N12NaO72.92P8 (Mr = 3046.73) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 13.3575(18), b = 21.907(3), c = 15.654(2) , β = 110.22(2)°, V = 4298.4(10) 3, Dc = 2.354 g/cm3, Z = 2, μ(MoKα) = 1.966 mm-1, F(000) = 2990.4, the final R = 0.0357 and wR = 0.1086 for 8739 observed reflections with I 2σ(I). It consists of sandwich-shaped cluster anions [Na{Mo6P4}2]10- held together into a three-dimensional supramolecular framework through intermolecular hydrogen-bonding contacts. A probe reaction of the oxidation of acetaldehyde with H2O2 showed that this compound has high catalytic activity in the reaction.