An unprecedented double-bridging interpenetrating α-Po network based on a new heterometallic cluster {Cu4Mo6}

A new coordination polymer of polyoxomolybdate, {[Cu4(bbp)5Mo6O22]·(H2O)4}∞ (bbp = 1,4-bis(benzoimidazol-1-yl)phenyl), has been synthesized under solvothermal reaction, which represents a double-bridging interpenetrating α-Po network based on the bimetallic cluster {Cu4Mo6}. The thermogravimetric and electrochemical behaviors have also been studied.