Cheng-Yang Yue

A polynuclear d10-d10 metal complex with unusual near-infrared luminescence and high thermal stability.

Three d(10)-d(10) transition-metal complexes with organosulfur ligands, Cu(6)(btt)(6) (1), Cu(4)(btt)(4) (2), and Ag(6)(bmt)(6) x 6 THF (3) (Hbtt = 2-benzothiazolethiol, Hbmt = 2-benzimidazolethiol, and THF = tetrahydrofuran), were synthesized and characterized. Complexes 1 and 2 with similar coordination environments are isomers crystallized from the same solvothermal reactions, but they cause great differences in both the structures and luminescent behaviors. The hexanuclear cluster 1 exhibits unusual near-infrared luminescence and high thermal stability, while complex 2 with tetranuclear cores and stronger metal-metal bonds shows an intense red emission like that from complex 3.

Two Types of 2D Layered Iodoargentates Based on Trimeric [Ag3I7] Secondary Building Units and Hexameric [Ag6I12] Ternary Building Units: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Efficient Visible Light Responding Photocatalytic Properties

With mixed transition-metal-complex, alkali-metal, or organic cations as structure-directing agents, a series of novel two-dimensional (2D) layered inorganic-organic hybrid iodoargentates, namely, Kx[TM(2,2-bipy)3]2Ag6I11 (TM = Mn (1), Fe (2), Co (3), Ni (4), Zn (5); x = 0.89-1) and [(Ni(2,2-bipy)3][H-2,2-bipy]Ag3I6 (6), have been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. All the title compounds feature 2D microporous layers composed by [Ag3I7] secondary building units based on AgI4 tetrahedra. Differently, the [Ag3I7] trimers are directly interconnected via corner-sharing to form the 2D [Ag6I11](5-) layer in compounds 1-5, whereas two neighboring [Ag3I7] trimers are initially condensed into a hexameric [Ag6I12] ternary building unit as a new node, which further self-assembles, leading to the 2D [Ag6I10](4-) layer in compound 6. The UV-vis diffuse-reflectance measurements reveal that all the compounds possess proper semiconductor behaviors with tunable band gaps of 1.66-2.75 eV, which lead to highly efficient photocatalytic degradation activities over organic pollutants under visible light irradiation compared to that of N-dotted P25. Interestingly, all the samples feature distinct photodegradative speeds at the same reaction conditions, and compound 1 features the highest photocatalytic activity among the title phases. The luminescence properties, band structures, and thermal stabilities were also studied.

Bis(tetraethylammonium)bis(dimethylammonium) dihydrogendecavanadate(V)

The title compound, (C2H8N)2(C8H20N)2[H2V10O28], contains two crystallographically independent centrosymmetric polyvanadate clusters, each with a composition [V10O28H2]4−, with the H atoms attached to μ2-O atoms. A variety of O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate a two-dimensional network.

A two-dimensional Cu(I) framework incorporating the 1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole-5-thiol ligand.

The new two-dimensional coordination polymer, poly[(μ4-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole-5-thiolato)copper(I)], [Cu(C7H5N4S)]n, has been prepared under solvothermal conditions by reacting CuBr with 1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole-5-thiol (Hptt) in an acetonitrile and acetone solution. In the crystal structure, each Cu(I) ion is coordinated by two N atoms and two S atoms from four ptt(-) ligands, and each ptt(-) ligand links four Cu(I) ions to form two-dimensional layers which lie parallel to the (100) plane. These layers stack along the [100] direction via van der Waals interactions.