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TRANSITION METAL CONTAINING SILICO- AND GERMANOTUNGSTATES BY BASSEM S. BASSIL A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Approved, Thesis Committee: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kortz (chair, Jacobs University, Germany) Prof. Dr. Horst Elias (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany) Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Cadot (Université de Versailles, France) Dr. Michael H. Dickman (Jacobs University, Germany) Date of defense: 27 th of June 2008 School of Engineering and Science Abstract Polyoxotungstates (POTs) are anionic tungsten-oxide clusters with a wide structural variety and interesting properties. Thus, POTs exhibit potential applications in diverse areas such as catalysis, magnetism, bio- and nanotechnology, and materials science. POTs are usually synthesized via condensation reactions in aqueous, acidic solution. These reactions can be influenced by careful variation of the synthesis conditions, e.g. ratio and concentration of reagents, solvent, pH, counter cations, and temperature. Having identified the proper synthesis conditions, POTs usually form quickly in what is often described as a self- assembly process. This work focuses on the interaction of the versatile dilacunary silicotungstate [γ- 8- SiW 10 O36 ] with different metal cations leading to novel compounds interesting for magnetic and catalytic applications. Also this work reports two new lanthanide containing polytungstates, a sandwich type silicotungstate and a dimeric-pentameric germanotungstate. The 15-cobalt-substituted polyoxotungstate [Co 6(H 2O) 30 {Co 9Cl 2(OH) 3(H 2O) 9(β- 5- SiW 8O31 )3}] (1) has been characterized by single crystal XRD, elemental analysis, IR, electrochemistry, magnetic measurements and EPR. Single-crystal X-ray analysis was carried β out on Na 5[Co 6(H 2O) 30 {Co 9Cl 2(OH) 3(H 2O) 9( -SiW 8O31 )3}]·37H 2O, which crystallizes in the hexagonal system, space group P6 3/m , with a = 19.8754(17) Å, b = 19.8754(17) Å, c = 22.344(4) Å, α = 90 °, β = 90 °, γ = 120 °, and Z = 2. The trimeric polyanion 1 has a core of nine Co II ions β - encapsulated by three unprecedented ( -SiW 8O31 ) fragments and two Cl ligands. The highly β 17- symmetrical ( D3h ) assembly [Co 9Cl 2(OH) 3(H 2O) 9( -SiW 8O31 )3] is surrounded by six antenna- II like Co (H 2O) 5 groups resulting in the satellite-like structure 1. Synthesis of 1 is accomplished in 2 II 8- a simple one-pot procedure by interaction of Co ions with [ γ-SiW 10 O36 ] in aqueous, acidic NaCl medium (pH 5.4). 22- The 6-cobalt-substituted [{Co 3(B-β-SiW 9O33 (OH))( B-β-SiW 8O29 (OH) 2)}2] (2) has been characterized by IR and UV-vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, magnetic studies, electrochemistry and gel filtration chromatography. Single-crystal X-ray analysis was carried out on K 10 Na 12 [{Co 3(B-β-SiW 9O33 (OH))( B-β-SiW 8O29 (OH) 2)}2]·49H2O ( KNa-2), which crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2 1/n , with a = 19.9466(8) Å, b = 24.6607(10) Å, c = 34.0978(13) Å, β = 102.175(1) °, and Z = 2. Polyanion 2 represents a novel class of asymmetric sandwich-type polyanions. It contains three cobalt ions which are encapsulated between an unprecedented (B-β-SiW 9O34 ) fragment and a ( B-β-SiW 8O31 ) unit. Polyanion 2 is composed of two sandwich species via two Co-O-W bridges in the solid state and almost certainly also in solution as based on gel filtration chromatography. 10- The new, monometal substituted silicotungstates [Mn(H 2O) 2(γ-SiW 10 O35 )2] (3), 10- 10- [Co(H 2O) 2(γ-SiW 10 O35 )2] (4) and [Ni(H 2O) 2(γ-SiW 10 O35 )2] (5) have been synthesized and isolated as the potassium salts K 10 [Mn(H 2O) 2(γ-SiW 10 O35 )2]·8.25H 2O ( K-3), K 10 [Co(H 2O) 2(γ- SiW 10 O35 )2]·8.25H 2O ( K-4) and K 10 [Ni(H 2O) 2(γ-SiW 10 O35 )2]·13.5H 2O ( K-5), which have been characterized by IR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis and cyclic voltammetry. Polyanions 3-5 are composed of two ( γ-SiW 10 O36 ) units fused on one side via two W-O-W’ bridges and on the other side by an octahedrally coordinated trans-MO 4(OH 2)2 transition metal fragment, resulting in a structure with C 2v point group symmetry. Anions 3-5 8- 2+ 2+ were synthesized by reaction of the dilacunary precursor [ γ-SiW 10 O36 ] with Mn , Co and Ni 2+ ions, respectively, in 1M KCl solution at pH 4.5. 3 8- Reaction of ZrCl 4 with [γ-SiW 10 O36 ] in potassium acetate buffer results in two different products depending on the reactant ratios. The trimeric species [Zr 6O2(OH) 4(H 2O) 3(β- 14- SiW 10 O37 )3] (6) consists of three β23 -SiW 10 O37 units linked by an unprecedented Zr 6O2(OH) 4(H 2O) 3 cluster with C 1 point group symmetry. The dimeric species 10- [Zr 4O2(OH) 2(H 2O) 4(β-SiW 10 O37 )2] (7) consists of a β22 - and a β12 -SiW 10 O37 unit sandwiching a Zr 4O2(OH) 2(H 2O) 4 cluster and has also C 1 symmetry. We have also synthesized and structurally characterized the unprecedented peroxo- 18- zirconium(IV) containing [Zr 6(O 2)6(OH) 6(γ-SiW 10 O36 )3] (8). Polyanion 8 comprises a cyclic 6- peroxo-6-zirconium core stabilized by three decatungstosilicate units.. Polyanion 8 represents the first structurally characterized Zr-peroxo POM with side-on, bridging peroxo units. The simple, one-pot synthesis procedure of 8 involving dropwise addition of aqueous hydrogen peroxide could represent a general procedure for incorporating peroxo groups into a large variety of transition metal and lanthanide containing POMs. We have also synthesized and structurally characterized the mono-lanthanide containing 13- polyanions [Ln( β2-SiW 11 O39 )2] (Ln = La ( 9), Ce ( 10 ), Sm ( 11 ), Eu ( 12), Gd ( 13 ), Tb ( 14 ), Yb (15 ), Lu ( 16 )). Synthesis was accomplished by reaction of the respective lanthanide ion with the 8- monolacunary, chiral, Keggin-type precursor [ β2-SiW 11 O39 ] in a 1:2 molar ratio in 1M KCl medium at pH 5. Polyanions 9-16 were isolated as potassium salts and then characterized by IR, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis. The structures of 9-16 are composed of 3+ 3+ an eight-coordinated Ln center sandwiched by two chiral ( β2-SiW 11 O39 ) units. Larger Ln ions appear to favor an R,R (or S,S) configuration (point group C 2) of the Keggin units, with an increasing amount of R,S (or S,R) configuration (point group C 1) found in the solid state as the 4 Ln 3+ ion decreases in size. Evidence for this trend is also given by solution 183 W NMR results for the diamagnetic La 3+ and Lu 3+ derivatives. Finally, The gigantic 20-cerium(III) containing 100-tungstogermanate 56- III [Ce 20 Ge 10 W100 O376 (OH) 4(H 2O) 30 ] (17 ) has been synthesized using Ce ions and [ α- 10- GeW 9O34 ] in aqueous acidic medium at pH 5.0. Polyanion 17 represents the first lanthanide substituted tungstogermanate and it is one of the largest polytungstates reported to date. 5 Acknowledgements I thank Jacobs University, in the person of Dean Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kramer, for supporting this project by providing me a research opportunity and a stipend as a PhD student for three years. I also thank Prof. Ulrich Kortz for being a patient and guiding supervisor during my research in his group at Jacobs University. He also collected the crystal structure of some polyanions described here at Florida State University Chemistry Department (USA). I also wish to thank the entire Kortz group for all the help and in particular Dr. Michael H. Dickman for his XRD work and guidance. I would also like to express my gratitude and thanks Prof. Emmanuel Cadot and Prof. Horst Elias, for accepting to part of my thesis and defense committee. I also appreciate all the help from the undergraduate students Anca Tigan, Alexandra Dumitriu, Shibani De Silva and Marie Asano in the experimental work done in the lab. Last but not least I thank my parents for supporting me all the way till the top of the educational ladder. 6 Table of Contents Chapter 1: General Introduction 15 I- Polyoxotungstates 16 II- Keggin Ion 20 III- Lacunary Keggin Silico- and Germanotungstates 24 8- A- [β2-SiW 11 O39 ] 26 8- B- [γ-SiW 10 O36 ] 28 10- C- A-[α-GeW 9O33 ] 30 IV- Nomenclature of β-dilacunary Keggin units 32 V- Instrumentation 34 8- Chapter 2: Results with [ γ-SiW 10 O36 ] 35 8- 2+ I- Interaction of [ γ-SiW 10 O36 ] with Co 36 A- Introduction 36 B- The Satellite-Shaped Co-15 Polyoxotungstates, 5- [Co 6(H 2O) 30 {Co 9Cl 2(OH) 3(H 2O) 9(β-SiW 8O31 )3}] 37 C- Cobalt Containing Silicotungstate Sandwich Dimer 22- [{Co 3(B-β-SiW 9O33 (OH))( B-β-SiW 8O29 (OH) 2)} 2] 43 D- Conclusion 51 7 12- II- Formation of the fused [γ-Si 2W20 O70 ] unit 53 A- Introduction 53 B- Transition Metal Containing Decatungstosilicate Dimer 10- 2+ 2+ 2+ [M(H 2O) 2(γ-SiW 10 O35 )2] (M = Mn , Co , Ni ) 54 C- Conclusion 61 8- 4+ III- Interaction of [ γ-SiW 10 O36 ] with Zr 63 A- Introduction 63 B- Synthesis and Structure of Asymmetric Zirconium-Substituted 14- Silicotungstates, [Zr 6O2(OH) 4(H 2O) 3(β-SiW 10 O37 )3] and 10- [Zr 4O2(OH) 2(H 2O) 4(β-SiW 10 O37 )2] 64 C- 6-Peroxo-6-Zirconium Crown Embedded in a Triangular Polyanion: 18- [Zr 6(O 2)6(OH) 6(γ-SiW 10 O36 )3] 70 D- Conclusion 75 Chapter 3: Results with lanthanides 76 I- Introduction 77 8- II- Interaction of lanthanides with [ β2-SiW 11 O39 ] 79 A- Introduction 79 B- The Mono-Lanthanide Containing Silicotungstates 13- [Ln( β2-SiW 11 O39 )2] (Ln = La, Ce, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Yb, Lu), a Synthetic and Structural Investigation 79 C- Conclusion 94 10- III- Interaction of Cerium(III) with [A-α-GeW 9O34] 96 8 A- Introduction 96 56- B- The Tungstogermanate [Ce 20 Ge 10 W100 O376 (OH) 4(H 2O) 30