A three-dimensional supramolecular vanadium hydroxylamide complex: poly[di-mu2-aqua-bis(hydroxylamido)-mu3-malonato-oxidosodiumvanadium(V)].

The crystal structure of the title compound, [NaV(C3H2O4)(NH2O)2O(H2O)2], is built up of NaO6 and VO5N2 polyhedra connected through malonate bridges. The NaO6 octahedra are linked by edge sharing in the equatorial plane to form one-dimensional infinite chains. These chains are linked together by the malonate bridges to form two-dimensional layers. The distorted VO5N2 pentagonal bipyramid is grafted on to the layer by a malonate carboxylate O atom. Adjacent layers are connected through O-H...O and N-H...O hydrogen bonds to build up a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.

Construction of highly pure nanocrystalline heteropoly acid inside the channels of mesoporous material with the imprisoned hydrolyzation reaction of heteropoly acid etherate.

A novel technique was developed to prepare highly pure heteropoly acid (HPA) nanocrystals inside mesoporous SBA-15 by the imprisoned reaction of HPA etherate and water, which was utilized as a main driving force for the transportation of building-blocks. The transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectrum and NMR characterizations unambiguously demonstrate that this method allows the highly pure heteropoly acid nanocrystals with intact Keggin-type structure controlled directionally self-assembly within mesopores of silica SBA-15. Such method may open up a new entry to the highly pure multicomponent nanocrystalline particles inside the cavity of the porous materials.