An organic-inorganic hybrid mono-Sm(III) substituted phosphotungstate KNa3[HPro]₇[Sm(α-PW₁₁O₃₉)₂]·Pro·₁₈H₂O (1) (Pro=D-proline) has been synthesized in the conventional aqueous solution and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) analyses, IR spectra, UV spectra, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The molecule of 1 consists of a classical 1:2-type [Sm(α-PW₁₁O₃₉)₂](11-) fragment and free D-proline components. It should be pointed out that the synergistic action between the in-situ formed chiral [Sm(α-PW₁₁O₃₉)₂](11-) fragment and chiral D-proline components results in the formation of the chiral 1. The luminescence emission of 1 reveals three characteristic bands that derive from the (4)G₅/₂→(6)H₅/₂, (4)G₅/₂→(6)H₇/₂ and (4)G₅/₂→(6)H₉/₂ transitions of the Sm(III) cation as well as the synergistic contribution of the O→W transitions of [α-PW₁₁O₃₉](7-) moieties and a π(*)-n or π(*)-π transitions of Pro. Its ferroelectric behavior has been measured.
Keywords: Ferroelectricity; Luminescence; Polyoxometalate; Polyoxotungstate; Proline.
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