Synthesis,structures and photoluminescence of uranyl polyoxometalate clusters based on trilacunary[TeW_(9)O_(33)]^(8-)

Synthesis of uranyl polyoxometalate clusters attract more attention but remain great challenging.Herein,two uranyl polyoxometalate inorganic clusters of{Na_(6)(NH_(4))_(19)[(TeW_(9)O_(33))_(4)[TeO_(2)(OH)](UO_(2))4(H_(2)O)_(2)]·50H_(2)O}n(1,Te-U_(4))and(NH_(4))18{Na@[(TeW_(9)O_(32)OH)(TeW_(9)O_(33))_(2)[TeO(OH)][W_(3)O_(12)(μ_(3)-OH)](UO_(2))_(6)(μ_(2)-OH)_(2)H_(2)O]}·75H_(2)O(2,Te-U6)were prepared using trilacunary[α-B-TeW_(9)O_(33)]8-as inorganic ligands.Structural analysis showed that compound 1 is a one-dimensional chain structure formed by tetrameric aggregates of[(α-B-TeW_(9)O_(33))_(4)(TeO_(2)(OH))(UO_(2))_(4)(H_(2)O)2]25-as nodes and Na+ions as linkers.The anionic tetrameric aggregates in 1 is made of two sandwich-type dimers of[(TeW_(9)O_(33))_(2)(UO_(2))_(2)H_(2)O]12-bridged by a[TeO_(2)(OH)]-unit.Compound 2 is a triangular trimeric architecture templated by Na+ion.The solid-state luminescence emission spectra of compounds 1 and 2 show the characteristic peaks of uranyl ions.Compound 1 with one-dimensional chain structure exhibited a higher photoluminescence quantum yields(PLQY)than that of 2,due to the more rigidity of 1 reducing the nonradiative transitions.