Two wheel-like polytungstates obtained by incorporation of two {Cu4} clusters and two molybdenum centers in the {W48} wheel.

Two new {P(8)W(48)} wheel-based compounds, Na(12)Li(16){[Cu(H(2)O)](2)[Cu(4)(OH)(4)(H(2)O)(8)](2)P(8)W(48)O(184)}·55H(2)O (1), and K(4)Na(24)Li(10){(MoO(2))(2)(P(8)W(48)O(184))}·61H(2)O (2) have been synthesized by a conventional aqueous solution method, and characterized by UV, IR, TG analysis, XPRD, (31)P NMR, XPS, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, magnetic study and electrochemistry study. In compound 1, a wheel-type {P(8)W(48)} containing two {Cu(4)} clusters and two isolated Cu cations results in a 10-Cu-containing polyoxotungstate, which represents the first {P(8)W(48)}-based compound trapping two transition metal (TM) clusters in its inner cavity. Further, the polyoxoanion was connected by Na(+) and Li(+) cations into a 3D framework. Compound 2 is a 2-Mo-containing {P(8)W(48)}-based polyoxotungstate. Magnetic study indicates that antiferromagnetic interactions exist in compound 1.