metal-organic compounds
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In the title compound, (C9H8N)4[Te2V8O28]·8H2O, the complete heteropolyanion is generated by a crystallographic inversion centre. One of the two quniolinium ions forms an N—HOp (p = polyoxidometallate) hydrogen bond and the other an N—HOw (w = water) hydrogen bond. The water molecules further link the components by O—HOp and O—HOw hydrogen bonds. A number of C—HO interactions and aromatic π–π stacking interactions [shortest centroid–centroid separation = 3.541 (7) Å] are also observed. Together, these generate a three-dimensional network.