Metal-oxo cluster-supported transition metal complexes: hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of [{M(phen)(2)}(2)(Mo8O26)] (M = Ni or Co)

Two new metal-ore supported transition metal complexes, E{M(phen)(2)}(2)(Mo8O26) (M = Ni or CO; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) are synthesized by a hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray crystallography, showing that the octamolybdate possesses a novel unprecedented structure and that [M(phen)(2)](2+) units are covalently bonded to the [Mo8O26](4-) cluster.