A new hybrid organic-inorganic chain: [(Phen)Cu-μ-(κ2 O:O′-VP2O10H3)2-Cu(phen)] n

Abstract

The structure of the title compound, poly[(dihydrogenphosphato-?O)(mu 3-hydrogenphosphato)di-mu-oxido-(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)vanadium(V)], [CuV(HPO4)(H2PO4)O2(C12H8N2)]n, is defined by [(phen)Cu mu-(?2O:O'-VP2O10H3)2Cu(phen)] units (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline), which are connected to neighbouring units through vanadyl bridges. Neighbouring chains have no covalent bonds between them, although they interdigitate through the phen groups viapp interactions.