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identical motifs catenaned interact on each other [27]. The example of
POM-based polycatenated MOFs constructed by different motifs is not
observed so far. Consequently, the construction of new kinds of
POM-based polycatenated MOFs is still a difficult task in POM chemistry.
With this aim in mind, we chose a straight, rigid N-containing ligand
bib (1,4-bis(1-imidazol-yl)-2,5-dimethyl benzene) and Keggin-type pol-
3. Results and discussion
3.1. X-ray crystallography
Single crystal X-ray diffraction data collection of 1 was performed
using a Bruker Smart Apex CCD diffractometer with Mo-Ka radiation
(λ ¼ 0.71073 Å) at 293 K. Absorption corrections were applied by using
the multi-scan program SADABS [28]. The structures were solved by
direct methods, and non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically by
least-squares on F2 using the SHELXTL program [29]. The hydrogen
atoms of organic ligands were generated geometrically for 1. During the
refinement, the command “ISOR” was used to restrain the non-H atoms
with ADP and NPD problems. A summary of the crystal data, data
collection, and refinement parameters for 1 are listed in Table 1. The
selected bond lengths and angles for 1 are listed in Table S1. Crystallo-
graphic data for the structures reported in this paper have been deposited
in the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center with CCDC Number:
4ꢀ
yanion (GeW12O40 ) in our synthetic strategy, based on the following
considerations: (i) straight rigid, when coordinated with transition-metal
ions, have shown the ability to produce 1D ladders and 2D square grid
layers, which contribute to forming polycatenated networks. (ii) Keggin
POMs not only possess orbicular shapes, as templates directing to the
formation of porous polycatenated networks with adjustable sizes, but
also exhibit reversible uptake of 24-electrons, and the fast, reversible
multi-electron transfer demonstrated by POMs makes them well suited
for electrocatalysts. Fortunately, this effort has led to the isolation of the
first Keggin-type polyoxometalate-encapsulating 1Dþ2D→3D poly-
catenated metal-organic framework.
1935349.
2. Experimental section
3.2. Structure description of compound 1
2
.1. Materials and general methods
Green block crystals of compound 1 were obtained by heating a
All of chemicals were commercially purchased and used without
mixture of H
hydrothermal conditions. The formula of the product was determined to
be (bib)0.5[Cu (bib)3.5(GeW12 40)]⋅H O on the basis of the combined
4 2 2 4 3
GeW12O40, CuCl ⋅2H O, bib and NH VO in water under
purification. Elemental analyses (C, H and N) were performed on a Per-
kinElmer 2400 CHN Elemental Analyzer, and that of Cu and W were
carried out with a Leaman inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrom-
eter. The FT-IR spectrum was recorded from KBr pellets in the range
2
O
2
results of X-ray single-crystal structure analysis, elemental analysis and
X-ray photoemission spectrum (XPS). Single crystal X-ray diffraction
analysis reveals that 1 is a polyoxometalate-encapsulating 1Dþ2D→3D
polycatenated metal-organic framework. It crystallizes in the monoclinic
-
1
4
000–400 cm with a Nicolet AVATAR FT-IR360 spectrometer. The
powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) data were collected on a Rigaku
RINT2000 diffractometer at room temperature. X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS) was measured on a spectrometer (Escalabmkii, Model
space group P2
1
/n. The asymmetric unit of 1 includes one Keggin cluster
4-
[
GeW12O ] (abbreviated to GeW12), two Cu cations, four bib ligands
40
2
50) with an Al K (1486.8 eV) achromatic X-ray source. The nitrogen
and one free water molecular (Fig. S2). There are two crystallographi-
cally independent Cu ions with two kinds of coordination modes
Fig. S3). Cu1 is six-coordination in distorted octahedral geometry, and
achieved by two oxygen atom (O10, O20) from the GeW12 anion and four
nitrogen atoms (N9, N11, N12 and N14) from four bib ligands. Cu2 is
four-coordination in a “seesaw” geometry, and achieved by two oxygen
atoms (O6 and O22) from the GeW12 anions and two nitrogen atoms (N7
and N13) from two bib ligands (Fig. S3).
adsorption-desorption isotherms of the samples were conducted by using
a Micromeritics TriStar II 3020. All the electrochemical measurements
were carried out on Metrohm PGSTAT 128 N electrochemical worksta-
tion using modified GCE (d ¼ 3 mm) served as the working electrode in
electrochemical experiments, a platinum wire as the counter electrode,
and a Ag/AgCl electrode as the reference electrode, respectively.
(
2
.2. Synthesis of compound 1
One structural feature of 1 is the unusual 1Dþ2D→3D polycatenated
metal-organic frameworks constructed by the 1D molecular ladder and 2D
4
A mixture of H GeW12
2 2
O40 (0.32 g, 0.17 mmol), CuCl ⋅2H O (0.16 g,
0
.9 mmol), bib (0.06 g, 0.25 mmol), NH
4
VO (187 mg, 1.6 mmol), and
3
Table 1
water (10 mL) was stirred for 1 h. The resulting solution was transferred
to a Teflon lined autoclave and kept under autogenous pressure at 170 C
ꢁ
Crystal data and structure refinements for 1.
for 4 days with a pH ¼ 3.8 adjusted by 3 M HCl. After slow cooling to
room temperature, green block crystals of 1 were filtered, washed with
distilled water and dried at room temperature (Yield, 53%, based on W)
Compound
1
Formula
Formula weight
Crystal system
Space group
a/Å
C
56 2 41 12
H58Cu GeN16O W
4014.96
Monoclinic
P2(1)/n
15.140(5)
24.343(5)
24.332(5)
99.411(5)
8847(4)
4
3.014
293(2)
16.424
51313
(
Fig. S1). The reproducibility of 1 is good. The final pH value of the so-
lution after the reaction is approximate to 4.0. Anal. Calcd for
58Cu GeN16 12: C 16.74, H 1.45, N 5.58, Cu 3.16, W 54.92%;
Found: C 16.83, H 1.52, N 5.68, Cu 3.23, W 55.21%.
C
56
H
2
41
O W
b/Å
c/Å
ꢁ
β/
3
V/Å
2
.3. Preparation of working electrode
Z
D
calcd/g cm-3
A mixture of 2 mg of carbon black and the desired amount of samples
T/K
(
2 mg) was co-grounded for 45 min. Prior to be modified, the GCE was
μ
/mm-1
Refl. Measured
Refl. Unique
polished carefully with 0.05 m alumina powders and then cleaned with
μ
16019
0.0541
1.055
0.0417/0.1083
deionized water. Catalyst ink was prepared by mixing 4 mg of the pre-
pared catalyst powders into water (0.25 ml) and ethanol (0.75 ml) then
ultrasonically dispersed for 40 min. Then, an aqueous dispersion was
R
int
2
GoF on F
R1/wR2 [I ꢂ 2
σ
(I)]
transferred onto the washed GCE (5
perature before electrochemical experiments.
μ
L) and dried in air at room tem-
P
P
R
1
¼
kF
o
k–jF
c
2
k/ jF
o
j.
P
P
2
2
2)2]1/2.
wR
2
¼
[w(F
o
─F
c
) ]/ [w(F
o
2