A new 3-D porous Gd-Cu heterometallic polymer [Gd2Cu3(bpy)2(ip)6]·6H2O (1) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, H2ip = isophthalic acid) has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1and displays a 3-D non-interpenetrated α-Po network with 1-D channels filled transversely by the hexa-nuclear chain-like (H2O)6. The EPR and thermal stability of 1 were investigated.
A new borate [H2EG][B7O10（OH）3] （1） based on [B14O20（OH）6]4- polyborate anions has been solvothermally synthesized in the presence of H2EG as a template （EG = ethylene glycol）. The structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and further characterized by FFIR, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group Pi, with a = 8.5095（4）, b = 8.8694（4）, c = 10.0756（4） A, a = 95.094（2）, β = 96.936（2）, γ = 116.844（2）°, V = 664.66（5） A3. The structure of 1 consists of [B14O20（OH）6]4- moiety, which could be regarded as the largest isolated polyborate anion so far. The anions are interlinked via hydrogen bonding to form a 3D supramolecular network, whereas the diprotonated [H2EG]2＋ are filled in the free space of inorganic borate network and interact with the inorganic framework by extensive hydrogen bonds. It is noteworthy that the EG acts not only as a solvent, but also as a template.
Two new hybrid polyoxotungstates, [Co（2,2＇-bipy）3][a-H5PW11CoO40]-3H2O 1 and [Fe（2,2＇-bipy）3]2[a-HBW12O40]-2.5H2O 2 （2,2＇-bipy = 2,2＇-dipyridyl）, have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, TGA and single-crystal X-ray structural analyses. The results of X-ray crystallography analyses exhibit that 1 consists of one a-Keggin anion [a-H5PW11CoO40]2- and one isolated [Co（2,2＇-bipy）3]2＋ complex, while 2 is constructed from one a-Keggin anion [a- HBW12O40]4- and two isolated [Fe（2,2＇-bipy）3]2＋ cations. The data for 1： orthorhombic system, space group Pbcn, a = 16.062（6）, b = 27.278（10）, c = 16.951（6）A, V = 7427（5）A3 and Z = 4; and those for 2： triclinic system, space group P1, a = 13.787（3）, b = 17.857（5）, c = 18.918（5）A, a = 88.009（12）, β = 72.768（10）, γ = 74.935（10）°, V = 4291（2）A3 and Z = 2.
