A two-dimensional network constructed from hexamolybdate, octamolybdate and [Cu3(4,7-phen)3]3+ clusters: [{Cu3(4,7-phen)3}2{Mo14O45}]

The hydrothermal reaction of Cu(SO4)·H2O, MoO3, 4,7-phenanthroline and water yields [{Cu3(4,7-phen)3}2{Mo14O45}], a material exhibiting a two-dimensional network constructed from (Mo6O19)2– and (Mo8O26)4– clusters linked through planar cyclic {Cu3(4,7-phen)33}+ clusters.