Solid state coordination chemistry: construction of 2D networks and 3D frameworks from phosphomolybdate clusters and binuclear Cu(ii) complexes. The syntheses and structures of [{Cu2(tpypyz)(H2O)2}(Mo5 O15)(HOPO3)2]·nH 2O [n = 2, 3; tpypyz = tetra(2-pyridyl)pyrazine]

The hydrothermal reaction of MoO3, Cu(C2H3O2)2.H2O, tpypyz, H3PO4 and H2O yields a 2D material, [(Cu2(tpypyz)(H2O)2)(Mo5O15)(HOPO3)2].2H2O (1.2H2O), constructed from (Mo5O15(HOPO3)2)4- clusters linked through (Cu2(tpypyz)(H2O)2)2+ components; in contrast, use of Cu2O in the synthesis in place of Cu(C2H3O2)2.H2O yields a 3D material [(Cu2(tpypyz)(H2O)2)(Mo5O15)(HOPO3)2].3H2O (2.3H2O), constructed from the same building blocks as 1.2H2O.