Cu2(bipy)2V6O17: A new type of layered inorganic–organic hybrid copper(II) vanadate

Hydrothermal reaction of copper(II) acetate, 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy) and NH4VO3 at 170 °C lead to a new layered polyoxovanadate with organically covalent-bonded copper(II) complex, Cu2(bipy)2V6O17 (1). Cu2(bipy)2V6O17 (1) is a new copper(II) vanadium(V) oxide featuring a new layered architecture, in which the V2O7 dimeric units and the cyclic tetranuclear V4O12 cluster units are interconnected via corner sharing into a unique one-dimensional {V6O17}4− anionic chain, such chains are further bridged by {Cu(bipy)}2+ complex cations into a 〈010〉 organic–inorganic hybrid layer.