Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Interpentateing 3-D Framework Constructed from Mixed Ligands

A novel organic-inorganic hybrid compound constructed from mixed ligands, Co3（SIP）2（bipy）4（H2O）6·6.5H2O （H3SIP = 5-sulfoisophthalic acid, bipy = 4,4′-bipyridyl）, has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic, space group P212121 with a = 11.395（2）, b = 19.395（4）, c = 30.675（6） A^°, Mr = 1513.05, V= 6779（2） A^°^3, Dc= 1.482 g/cm^3, F（000） = 3120, μ = 0.873 mm^-1, Z= 4, the final R = 0.0439 and wR = 0.119 for 13421 observed reflections with I〉 2σ（I）. The structure of the compound presents a 3-D framework containing Co-bipy 1-D chain and 2-D bilayer motifs and carboxylate spacers, and the connection of 1-D chain and 2-D bilayer motifs by carboxylate ligand results in the final open framework with twofold interpenetration net. A probe reaction of the oxidation of benzaldehyde with H2O2 using the title compound as catalyst was carded out in a liquid-solid system, showing that the compound has high oxidative catalytic activity to the reaction.