Jie Guo

Syntheses, structures and characteristics of four metal–organic coordination polymers based on 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid and N-containing auxiliary ligands

Solvothermal reactions of 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid (hip) and different N-containing auxiliary ligands with transition metal salts provided four new metal–organic coordination polymers (MOPs), namely, {Zn(hip)(2,2′-bipy)·2H2O}n (1), {[Ni(hip)(4,4′-bipy)(H2O)]·DMF·2H2O}n (2), {Zn(hip)(tib)·2H2O}n (3), {[Zn2(hip)2]·5H2O}n (4), (2,2′-bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine, DMF = N,N′-dimethylformamide, tib = 1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene). All of the complexes have been structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, infrared spectra (IR), elemental analyses and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that complex 1 exhibits a one-dimensional zig-zag chain, in which strong π⋯π interactions are found between neighbouring 2,2′-bipy molecules. Complex 2 has a 2D double-layer square framework, exhibiting AA stacking sequence, and the topology of each layer is typical 2D (44)-sql. In complex 3, both hip and tripodal ligand tib act as bidentate bridging ligand and extend the tetragonal pyramid Zn(II) centers to a 2D wavy framework, exhibiting an AB stacking sequence. The 2D layer structures in 2 and 3 are different from each other. In complex 4, the oxygen atoms of the hydroxy group of hip participate in constructing a framework, which results to the 3D net framework with 1D channel. The structural and topological differences of the four MOPs indicate that the auxiliary ligand play important roles in the formation of final structures. Furthermore, the thermal stability and photoluminescence properties of complexes 1–4 were investigated.

A “Strongly” Self-Catenated Metal–Organic Framework with the Highest Topological Density among 3,4-Coordinated Nets

A new type of 3D strongly self-catenated metal-organic framework (SDU-9) has been constructed from [Cu2(COO)4] paddlewheel secondary building units and a tripodal carboxylate linker. SDU-9 ([Cu6(H2O)6L4]·24H2O, where [H3L = 4,4,4-(hydroxysilanetriyl)tris(triphenyl-4-carboxylic acid), represents a rare example of a highly symmetrical coordination network and extremely tight self-catenation. To the best of our knowledge, SDU-9 has the highest topological density among all known 3,4-coordinated nets.

Poly[bis(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)bis(μ6‐2,4,6‐trimethylbenzene‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylato)tricadmium(II)], a two‐dimensional `Kagomé dual' (kgd) sheet structure

The title metal-organic framework, [Cd(3)(C(12)H(9)O(6))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)](n), has been synthesized by a solvothermal reaction. The Cd(II) ions are located in CdO(4)N(2) and CdO(6) six-coordinated environments, with the latter Cd(II) ion lying on an inversion centre. The 2,4,6-trimethylbenzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate ligand (TMBTC) connects the Cd(II) ions to form a two-dimensional sheet incorporating hourglass-like [Cd(3)(COO)(6)] secondary building units (SBUs). Topologically, taking the TMBTC ligand and the [Cd(3)(COO)(6)] SBU as 3- and 6-connected nodes, respectively, the overall two-dimensional sheet can be simplified to a rare (3,6)-connected 2-nodal kgd (Kagomé dual) net with a short Schläfli vertex notation of {4(3)}(2){4(6).6(6).8(3)}, which further stacks into a three-dimensional supramolecular framework through π-π stacking interactions.

CCDC 902368: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Jie Guo,Liangliang Zhang,Huiqing Ma,Zhen Chen,Di Sun,Yanhui Wei,Daofeng Sun|2013|Inorg.Chem.Commun.|28|75|doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2012.11.019