Citation: Huirong LIU, Hao XU, Dunru ZHU, Junyong ZHANG, Chunhua GONG, Jingli XIE. Syntheses, structures, photochromic and photocatalytic properties of two viologen-polyoxometalate hybrid materials[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2024, 40(7): 1368-1376. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240066 shu

Syntheses, structures, photochromic and photocatalytic properties of two viologen-polyoxometalate hybrid materials

Huirong LIU ^{1, 2} ,
Hao XU ² ,
Dunru ZHU ^1,, ,
Junyong ZHANG ² ,
Chunhua GONG ^3,, ,
Jingli XIE ^2,,

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College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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College of Biological, Chemical Sciences, and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China
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School of Advanced Materials and Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China

Corresponding author: Dunru ZHU, zhudr@njtech.edu.cn Chunhua GONG, gongch@jxnhu.edu.cn Jingli XIE, jlxie@mail.zjxu.edu.cn
Received Date: 27 February 2024
Revised Date: 27 May 2024

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Two new viologen-polyoxometalate hybrid crystalline materials: (MV)₂[HPW₂^ⅤW₁₀^ⅥO₄₀] ·2H₂O (1) and (EV)₂[Mo₈O₂₆] (2) have been synthesized by using the cations of 1, 1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-bipyridinium dichloride (methyl viologen, MV) and 1, 1'-diethyl-4, 4'-bipyridinium dibromide (ethyl viologen, EV) as the electron acceptors, and the electron-rich polyoxometalate anions as the electron donors. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Hydrogen bond interactions exist between the cations and the anions in 1 and 2. Interestingly, 2 has a photochromic performance with a light response time within 1 min. The photochromic mechanism of compound 2 has been investigated by solid-state diffuse reflection, electron paramagnetic resonance and theoretical calculation. 1 and 2 show good catalytic performance in the photocatalytic degradation of several organic dyes (methylene blue, pararosaniline hydrochloride and rhodamine 6G).
- viologen,
- polyoxometalate,
- photochromism,
- photocatalysis
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