The rigid isomeric 5-(x-pyridyl)-1H-tetrazole ligands-directed various isopolymolybdate-based compounds: assembly, structures, and properties

Two new isopolymolybdate-based metal–organic complexes, [Cu₂(2-ptz)₂(Mo₄O₁₄)_0.5] (1) and [Cu₃(OH)₂(3-ptz)₄(γ-H₄Mo₈O₂₆)(H₂O)₄]·10H₂O (2) (2-ptzH = 5-(2-pyridyl)-1H-tetrazole, 3-ptzH = 5-(3-pyridyl)-1H-tetrazole), constructed from isomeric ligands with different N-donor sites were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. In 1, each [Mo₄O₁₄]⁴⁻ cluster connected with six neighboring [Mo₄O₁₄]⁴⁻ clusters through six binuclear [Cu₂(2-ptz)₂]²⁺ subunits to yield a 2-D layer. In 2, bidentate inorganic [Mo₈O₂₆]⁴⁻ anions link the trinuclear [Cu₃(OH)₂(3-ptz)₄] clusters to construct a 1-D chain. Adjacent chains connect through Mo–N bonds between the [Mo₈O₂₆]⁴⁻ anions and pyridyl groups from the trinuclear clusters to form a 2-D layer. The effect of the N-donor sites of the rigid isomeric ligands on the structures of 1 and 2 was discussed. The electrochemical properties and photocatalytic activities of 1 and 2 have also been studied.