A rare structural characterisation of the phosphomolybdate lacunary anion, [PMo11O39]7−. Crystal structures of the Ln(iii) complexes, (NH4)11[Ln(PMo11O39)2]·16H2O (Ln = CeIII, SmIII, DyIII or LuIII)†
Abstract
The syntheses and the crystal structures of (NH4)11[LnIII(PMo11O39)2]·16H2O (LnIII
= Ce (1), Sm (2), Dy (3) or Lu (4)) are reported in which an LnIII