Cobalt complexes tuned by Anderson-type polyoxometalates and bis-amide derivative ligands featuring a ‘V’-like connector for efficient ampere sensing and the visible-light catalytic reduction of Cr( vi )

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hydrogen bond interaction, which resulted from the 2D layers for 1, the satellite-like structural units for 2 and 4, but the 1D chains for 3. In these structures, the POMs and organic ligands exhibited different coordination modes. Both 2 and 4 showed efficient ampere sensing activities for Cr(VI) with lower limits of detection of 0.029 and 0.038 μM, respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 showed good visible-light catalytic behavior toward the reduction of Cr(VI), which offers more chances for developing electrochemical sensors and photocatalysts for Cr(VI).