Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.40, No.11, 2625-2627, 2001
Synthesis and structure of (4,4'-H(2)bpy)[V-2(HPO4)(4)(4,4'-bpy)(2)], a novel two-dimensional network compound
The synthesis and characterization of the first metal phosphate containing 4,4'-bipyridine in two distinct forms is described; the structure consists of phosphate-bridged vanadium(m) chains, which are linked through 4,4'-bipyridine ligands to form anionic ([V-2(HPO4)(4)- (4,4'-bpy)(2)](2-))(infinity) sheets with the charge-compensating uncoordinated (4,4'-H(2)bpy)(2+) cations between the sheets.