Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.8, 1074-1075, 2005
The hybridization of layered niobates with N,N'-dimethylbipyridinium ions by an acid-base reaction
The hybridization of 1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dihydroxide [MV2+(OH-)(2)] into H4Nb6O17 was successfully carried out by a novel neutralization method. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the direct intercalation of the MV2+ ions into both of the two chemically different niobate layers in place of the alkylammonium-niobate composite as the precursor.