We have isolated the 1:1 Ln:[
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2W
17O
61]
10- complexes for a series of lanthanides. The single-
crystal X-raystru
cture of the Eu
3+ analogue reveals two identi
cal [Eu(H
2O)
3(
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2W
17O
61)]
7- moieties
conne
cted through twoEu-O-W bonds, one from ea
ch polyoxometalate unit. An inversion
center relates the two polyoxometalate units.The Eu(III) ion is substituted for a [WO]
4+ unit in the "
cap" region of the tungsten-oxygen framework of the parentWells-Dawson ion. The point group of the dimeri
c mole
cule is
Ci. The extended stru
cture is
composed of the[Eu(H
2O)
3(
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2W
17O
61)]
214- anions linked together by surfa
ce-bound potassium
cations. The spa
ce group is
P![](/images/entities/onema<font color=)
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a = 12.7214(5) Å,
b = 14.7402(7) Å,
c = 22.6724(9) Å,
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,
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,
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,
V =3883.2(3) Å
3,
Z = 1. The solution studies, in
cluding
183W NMR spe
ctros
copy and lumines
cen
ce lifetime measurements,show that the mole
cules disso
ciate in solution to form monomeri
c [Ln(H
2O)
4(
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2W
17O
61)]
7- spe
cies.