Abstract
The reaction of VOBr2 with N,N,N'N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine (tpen) and NaH2PO4 (2:1:2 molar ratio) in an aqueous/ethanolic solution yielded purple crystals. X-ray crystal structure analyses revealed that the purple complex was a dinuclear vanadium(IV) complex bridged by a diphosphate anion, [(VIVO)2(μ-P 2O7)(μ-tpen)].10H2O. This indicates that a condensation reaction occurred between two phosphate ions during the reaction to form a phosphatephosphate bond. A probable mechanism is proposed for the condensation reaction of two phosphate anions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1608-1610 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry