A Novel Water Cluster Held Up by a Tungstotellurate of the [Ni(2,2′- bipy)3]2+ Cations: Synthesis and Characterization of [Ni(2,2′-bipy)3]2[H2(TeW6O24)]•28H2O

A novel water cluster, formed from lattice water molecules, and further forming a 3D network through hydrogen interactions, is stabilized in an organic-inorganic salts [Ni(2,2'-bipy)(3)](2)[H-2(TeW6O24)]center dot 28H(2)O, 1. Compound 1 consists of an Anderson-type tungstotellurate, two [Ni(2,2'-bipy)(3)](2+) cations, and 28 lattice water molecules. Once the relevant crystal is removed from the mother liquor it loses water molecules, which results in breaking down the water cluster.