Ligand Influences on Copper Molybdate Networks: The Structures and Magnetism of [Cu(3,4‘-bpy)MoO4], [Cu(3,3‘-bpy)0.5MoO4], and [Cu(4,4‘-bpy)0.5MoO4]·1.5H2O

The reactions of a Cu(II) salt, MoO(3), and the appropriate bipyridine ligand yield a series of bimetallic oxides, [Cu(3,4'-bpy)MoO(4)] (1), [Cu(3,3'-bpy)(0.5)MoO(4)] (2), and [Cu(4,4'-bpy)(0.5)MoO(4)].1.5H(2)O (3.1.5H(2)O). The structures of 1-3 exhibit three-dimensional covalent frameworks, constructed from bimetallic oxide layers tethered by the dipodal organoimine ligands. However, the [CuMoO(4)] networks are quite distinct. For structure …