“…From another point of view, the four TeO 6 octahedra were first joined by a Li + ion to form a plane, which was further sandwiched by two mutual perpendicular {Nb 4 O 18 } tetramers (Figure S2). The Te–O bond distances fall in the range of 1.878(3)–2.023(3) Å, and the Li–O bond length is 1.891(3) Å, respectively, which are consistent with those in the reported tellurium-substituted POMs − and LiO 4 -centered Keggin-type structures . Bond-valence-sum calculation confirms that the oxidation state values of niobium, copper, lithium, and tellurium atoms are 5+, 2+, 1+, and 6+, respectively (Table S2).…”