Synthesis, structure, and properties of the first trimetallic phosphate [Ni(H2O)4]Cd(VO)(PO4)2 with neutral 3-D pillared-layer framework

Template-free hydrothermal reactions of VOSO4·3H2O, CdAc2·2H2O, NiCl2·6H2O, H3PO4, and H2O yield the first example of trimetallic phosphate materials, [Ni(H2O)4]Cd(VO)(PO4)21. Its structure consists of Cd/V/O binary metal oxide lamellas decorated by PO4 tetrahedra, which are further pillared by NiO2(H2O)4 octahedra to generate a neutral 3-D framework containing two intercrossing 8-MR channels.