Synthesis, Structure and Luminescent Property of an Europium(Ⅲ) Coordination Polymer

A novel europium（Ⅲ） coordination polymer, [Eu3（pydc）3（SO4）（H2O）5（ox）0.5]·3H2O（1, H2ox = oxalic acid, H2 pydc = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid）, has been synthesized hydrothermally from the self-assembly of lanthanide ions（Eu3＋） with the flexible oxalic acid and the rigid pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid ligands, respectively. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 11.225（4）, b = 12.390（5）, c = 13.752（5）A, α = 89.228（7）, β = 71.142（6）, γ = 75.552（6）°, Dc = 2.317 g/cm^3, μ = 5.480 mm^-1, F（000） = 1150, Z = 2, the final R = 0.0351 and w R = 0.0949 for 8782 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Structural analysis reveals that complex 1 exhibits a three-dimensional metal-organic framework via π-π stacking interactions. In addition, complex 1 displays a red fluorescence emission in the solid state at room temperature, which corresponds to the 5D0 → 7F2 transition of Eu3＋ ions.

Synthesis, Structure and Luminescent Property of a 2D Cd(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Based on Mixed-ligands of 1,3-Bis(imidazol)propane and Pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic Acid

A new Cd（Ⅱ） coordination polymer, namely, [Cd（1,3-bip）（3,5-pdc）]n （1,3-bip = 1,3-bis（imidazol）propane and 3,5-pdc = pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid） has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Compound 1 was characterized by infrared spectrum, elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction （PXRD） and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 1.40178（7）, b = 1.72502（12）, c = 1.41635（6） ran, β = 92.653（4）°, V = 3.4212（3） nm3, Z = 4, C16HIsCdNsO4, Mr = 453.73, Dc = 1.762 g/cm3, F（000） = 1808,μ = 1.310 mm1, R = 0.0899 and wR = 0.1945. In compound 1, each 3,5-pdc ligand links three Cd（lI） ions and each Cd（Ⅱ） attaches to bip ligands to form a complicated 2D double-layer structure. In addition, the thermal stability and luminescent property of 1 have been studied in the solid state at room temperature.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Luminescent Property of a Ag(Ⅰ) Coordination Polymer with a 3D Sandwich-like Framework

A new coordination polymer,{[Ag2（bpp）2（H2O）2]·bpdc·3H2O}n,derived from the ligand biphenyl-4,4＇-dicarboxylic acid（H2bpdc）,has been obtained through a hydrothermal technique（bpp = l,3-bis（4-pyridyl）propane）.Its single-crystal structure has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,powder XRD,FT-IR,TGA and elemental analysis techniques.The single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that complex 1 consists of 1D infinite[Ag（bpp）（H2O）]n^（n＋）cationic chains,2D anionic layer constructed by bpdc anions and free water which provide charge compensation in the crystal structure.The 1D infinite[Ag（bpp）（H2O）]n^（n＋） cationic chains and 2D anionic layer are further stacked in-ABAB- fashion through intermolecular H-bonding to form a 3D sandwich-like framework.In addition,the luminescent property of complex 1 in the solid state at room temperature was investigated.

A New One-dimensional Coordination Polymer Based on 3,5-Dinitro-salicylic Acid:Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Luminescent Property and Theoretical Calculation

A new one-dimensional Mg（Ⅱ） coordination polymer, [Mg（L）（phen）（H2O）]（1）, has been hydrothermally synthesized by using 3,5-dinitro-salicylic acid（H2L） and 1,10-phenanthroline（phen）. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 33.038（7）, b = 6.6481（13）, c = 22.750（5） A, β = 126.99（3）°, V = 3991.1（14） A3, Z = 8, C19H12 MgN4O8, Mr = 448.64, Dc = 1.493 g/cm3, F（000） = 1840, μ（Mo Ka） = 0.146 mm-1, R = 0.0559 and w R = 0.0975. In 1, each L anion bridges two Mg（Ⅱ） atoms to give one-dimensional zigzag chains with the Mg…Mg separation of 5.34 ？, which are extended by π-π stacking interactions between 1,10-phenanthroline ligands into a two-dimensional supramolecular layer. Moreover, the O–H…O hydrogen-bonding interactions further stabilize the layer structure of 1. The luminescent property was also studied for 1 in solid state at room temperature. In addition, natural bond orbital（NBO） analysis was performed by the B3LYP/LANL2 DZ method in Gaussian 09 Program. The calculation results show obvious covalent interaction between the coordinated atoms and Mg（Ⅱ） ion.

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Luminescent Properties of Two Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Based on Bifunctional Ligand

Two lanthanide coordination polymers, [Eu（HL）（L）（H2O）2]n（1） and [Tb（H0.5L）2]n（2）, based on bifunctional 5-（1H-imidazol-1-yl） isophthalic acid（H2L）, are hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by both single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction analyses, and FT-IR. In compound 1, the basic inorganic building unit of the coordination network is the dinuclear [Eu2（COO）6] cluster. Each [Eu2（COO）6] cluster connects four HL^- ligands and each HLligand links two [Eu2（COO）6] clusters, resulting in a 2D coordination layer. The adjacent 2 D layers are further connected via neighboring inter-layer hydrogen bonds to give a 3D supramolecular structure. In compound 2, the Tb^3＋ is coordinated to six oxygen atoms. Each Tb^3＋ ion connects six ligands and each ligand links three Tb^3＋ ions, leading to a 3D coordination polymeric network which exhibits remarkably high thermal stability up to 500℃. Furthermore, due to the successful incorporation of Tb^3＋, compound 2 displays characteristic luminescent emission in the solid state at room temperature. The combination of high thermal stability and fluorescent property of compound 2 would make it as a promising light-emitting material.

Synthesis, Structure and Luminescent Property of a Zinc(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Incorporating Flexible Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexacarboxylate Ligand

The hydrothermal reaction of Zn（NO3）2·4H2O, cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexacarboxylic acid hydrate （H6LI·H2O, cis-conformation LI： a,e,a,e,a,e） and 2,2＇-bpy yielded a new coordination polymer [Zn2（H2LII）（2,2＇-bpy）]·2H2O（trans-conformation LII： e,e,e,e,e,e）, which was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR and XRPD（X-ray powder diffraction）. This complex crystallized in the triclinic system, with P1 space group and parameters a=0.66922（5） nm, b=0.97291（8） nm, c=1.22184（9） nm, α=99.0020（10）°, β=99.1300（10）°, γ=99.1910（10）°, V= 0.76176（10） nm3 and Z=2. The structure is a three-dimensional supramolecular network based on linear coordination chains through π-π stacking and hydrogen bonding interactions. The confromation of the starting ligand H6LI transfromed to the H2LII. The complex emits strong luminescence at room temperature.

Three Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Based on Novel Rigid Tetracarboxylate Ligand:Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Luminescence Properties

Three lanthanide coordination polymers [Ln（bcpb）0.5（NO3）（DEF）2] （Ln = Y （1）, Tb （2）, Eu （3）, H4bcpb = 2,5-bis（2,4-dicarboxyphenyl） pyridine and DEF = N,N-diethylformamide）） have been solvothermally synthesized under hydrothermal conditions with a novel Hnbcpb ligand and trivalent lanthanide nitrates. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that compounds 1-3 are isostructural and crystallize in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n. Crystal data for 1： C20H26N409Y, Mr = 555.36, a = 13.022（9）, b = 17.778（12）, c = 10.861（8） A, β= 100.208（3）°, V = 2475（3） A3, Z = 4; Crystal data for 2： C20H26N4OgTb, Mr = 625.37, a = 13.0476（4）, b = 17.8037（7）, c = 10.9398（3） A, β = 100.008（4）°, V = 2496.4（12） A3, Z = 4; Crystal data for 3： C20H26N409Eu, Mr = 618.41, a = 13.055（4）, b = 17.833（5）, c = 10.893（3）A, β = 100.133（4）°, V= 2496.4（12） A3, Z = 4. The compounds were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Compounds 1-3 all feature 2D networks with -ABAB- fashions. The luminescent properties of compounds 1-3 and free H4bcpb ligand were investigated at room temperature. The results show that the H4bcpb ligand can efficiently transfer energy to the Tb（III） ions, while the energy is not fully transferred from the H4bcpb ligand to the Eu（III） ions.

Recent Advances of Lanthanide-transition Heterometallic Coordination Polymers

With the improvement of high-tech and emergence of crossing and new fields, lanthanide-transition （Ln-M） heterometallic coordination polymers have attracted much attention of many researchers, which exhibit novel structures and unique properties with potential applications in the nonlinear optical materials, fluorescent materials, superconducting materials, magnetic materials, catalysis, bio-simulation, adsorption and separation, and so on. It is thus necessary to summarize Ln-M heterometallic coordination polymers. According to the transition metal ions, those coordination polymers are divided into six parts to explore the current applications and future developments.

Synthesis, Structure and Property of a Novel Coordination Polymer [Tb(C_7H_3NO_4)(C_6H_4NO_2)(H_2O)]

A novel terbium(III) coordination polymer [Tb(C7H3NO4)(C6H4NO2)(H2O)] was successfully synthesized hydrothermally and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex is of monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 9.2252(11), b = 14.1477(16), c = 10.5134(12) A, β = 95.770(2)°, V = 1365.2(3) A3, Z = 4, Dc = 2.248 g·cm-3, F(000) = 880, the final R = 0.0176 and w R = 0.0411 for 2149 observed reflections with I 】 2σ(I). The complex is extended into a three-dimensional network structure with 24-atom rings which are composed of Tb, C and O atoms. The complex displays green fluorescence emission in the solid state at room temperature, which corresponds to 5D4 → 7F5 transition of the Tb(III) ion.

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Luminescent Properties of Lead(Ⅱ) and Cadmium(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymers Constructed from Biphenyl-2,5,3′-tricarboxylate

Two coordination polymers, namely [Pb（Hbtc）（phen）]n（1） and {[Cd3（btc）2（H2O）4]·2H2O}n（2, H3btc = biphenyl-2,5,3＇-tricarboxylic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline）, were assembled. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies show that compound 1 possesses a zigzag chain 1D coordination network, which is further extended into a 3D supramolecular architecture via O–H···O hydrogen bonds and π-π packing interactions. Compound 2 features a 3D open framework based on a tricadmium（II） subunit, generating a trinodal 4,4,6-connected net with the 4,4,6T24 topology defined by the point symbol of（44·62）3（46·69）2. Thermal stability and luminescent properties of both compounds were studied and discussed.

A Two-dimensional Anthracene-9,10-dicarboxylate Zinc(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Based on Binuclear [Zn_2Cl_2] Nodes: Synthesis, Characterization and Luminescent Properties

A two-dimensional（2D） 44 topological ZnⅡ coordination polymer {[Zn2Cl2（L）（4bpy）2]}∞（H2L = anthracene-9,10-dicarboxylic acid, 4bpy = 4,4ˊ-bipyridine） based on binuclear [Zn2Cl2] nodes has been synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Moreover, the luminescent properties of the correspon- ding compound have been briefly investigated.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Luminescent Properties of a Novel 2D Sheet Cd(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer [Cd(Cpna)(Py)]_n

A coordination polymer, [Cd（cpna）（py）]n （H2cpna = 5-（2＇-carboxylphenyl） nicotic acid, py -- pyridine） 1 has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG, fluorescence spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Colorless crystals crystallize in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 8.589（2）, b = 13.047（3）, c = 14.940（4） A, fl = 96.001（2）°, V = 1664.9（7） A3, C18H12CdN204, Mr = 432.70, Dc = 1.726 g/cm3, F（000） = 856, Z = 4, p（MoKa） = 1.337 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0396 and wR = 0.0891 for 2422 observed reflections （1 〉 2a（I））. Complex I exhibits a two-dimensional （2D） sheet structure, which further builds a three-dimensional （3D） supramolecular architecture via C-H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions.

Crystal Structure and Luminescent Properties of a Zn(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Assembled by Mixed-ligand

A Zn（Ⅱ） coordination polymer [Zn（NIP）（3,3＇-bpt）].H20 （1, NIP = 5-nitroisophtha- late, 3,3＂-bpt = 1H-3,5-bis（3-pyridyl）-l,2,4-triazolate） has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction at 140 ℃ and structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and luminescent properties. In complex 1, the zinc atom is five-coordinated with three carboxylate oxygen atoms from three H2NIP and two nitrogen atoms from two 3,3＇-bpt, respectively, forming a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry and showing a 1D chain structure, which is further bridged by NIP to form a 3D supramolecular network via self-assembly of hydrogen bonds.

A New 2D Zinc(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Constructed by Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic Acid(H_3IDC) and 1,4-Bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-benzene(bix)

A new 2D Zn（Ⅱ） coordination polymer [Zn（HIDC）（bix）0.5]n（1） was obtained by the hydrothermal reaction of ZnCl2,imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid（H3IDC） and 1,4-bis（imidazol-1-ylmethyl）-benzene（bix） with a 2：2：1 mole ratio.X-ray diffraction crystal structural analysis reveals it crystallizes in monoclinic,space group P21/n with a = 12.125（3）,b = 10.541（3）,c = 12.484（3） ,β = 115.834（4）°,V = 1436.0（6） 3,Mr = 338.60,Z = 4,Dc = 1.566 Mg·m-3,F（000） = 684,μ（MoKα） = 1.730 mm-1,the final R = 0.0439 and wR = 0.0888 for 2101 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ（I）.In 1,each zinc（Ⅱ） ion is five-coordinated with a slightly distorted trigonal bipy-ramidal coordination geometry,and each μ2-HIDC2-acts as a bridge to bond two neighboring Zn（Ⅱ） ions,leading to a 1D zigzag chain architecture.The adjacent zigzag chains are further linked by μ2-bix to form an infinite 2D network structure.The fluorescence spectrum of 1 exhibits intense emission at 466 nm when excited at 397 nm in solid state at room temperature.

Synthesis, Structure and Luminescent Property of a New Zinc(Ⅱ) Complex

One new coordination polymer, namely {[Zn（HL）（Hbipy）]2·3H2O}n（bipy = 4,4A-bipyridine, H4 L = 6-（3＇,4＇-dicarboxyl-phenoxy） isophthalic acid）, has been synthesized through a hydrothermal method and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, infrared spectra（IR）, and thermogravimetric（TG） analysis. The crystal structure is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 9.6435（3）, b = 19.8515（7）, c = 12.9731（5） A, β = 103.023（4）o, V = 2419.67（15） A3, C52H38Zn2N4O21, Mr = 1185.6, Z = 2, Dc = 1.619 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1200, μ = 1.083 mm-1, the final R = 0.0443 and w R = 0.1079 for 4269 observed reflections（I 2σ（I）. The compound features a two-dimensional（2D） framework and stabilizes itself by interlayer π···π interactions and innerlayer hydrogen bonds. The 2D layer presents a simple 3-connected 63 topology. Moreover, the thermal dynamic stability and luminescent property of the compound have also been discussed in detail.

A Zn(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Based on a Flexible Symmetric Multicarboxylate Ligand

A novel coordination polymer, namely [Zn2（CAPA）（DMA）（H2O）]2n·n（H2O）（1,H4CAPA = 5-（bis（4-carboxybenzyl） amino） isophthalic acid, DMA = N,N-dimethylacetamide） has been synthesized through a solvothermal method and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, infrared spectra, and thermogravimetric analyses. The crystal structure is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 8.0585（5）, b = 18.9733（10）, c = 20.2044（14） A^°3, β = 101.144（7）°, V = 3030.9（3） ？~3, C56H54Zn4N4O21, Mr = 1378.58, Z = 2）. The compound forms a three-dimensional（3D） supramolecular framework by linking adjacent layers via hydrogen bonds and π···π interactions. It is interesting that the crystal structure is much related to the flexibility and configuration of the ligand. In addition, the thermal stability and luminescence properties for the compound have also been investigated.

Synthesis,Structure and Photoluminescence of a New Pb(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymer[Pb(1,4-chdc)(L)]n·nH2O Based on a Flexible 1,4-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic Acid

A new Pb（Ⅱ） coordination polymer, [Pb（1,4-chdc）（L）]_n·nH_2O（1）, was synthesized under hydrothermal condition（1,4-H2 chdc = 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and L = 2-（3-fluorophenyl）-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline）. Its crystal structure was determined by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1 with a = 9.1182（8）, b = 11.3249（10）, c = 12.7326（12） A, α = 77.897（2）, β = 81.644（2）, γ = 84.491（2）°, V = 1269.0（2） A^3, Z = 2, C_（27）H_（24）FN_4O_5Pb, M_r = 710.69, D_c = 1.860 g/cm^3, F（000） = 690, μ（MoKa） = 6.701 mm^（-1）, R = 0.0349 and wR = 0.0746. In 1, each 1,4-chdc anion bridges two neighboring Pb（Ⅱ） atoms in a bidentate chelating coordination mode to give a chain structure. The L ligands are attached on one side of the chain through chelating the Pb（Ⅱ） atoms, and are stacked with those of an adjacent chain through π-π interactions, yielding a layer structure. The O-H···O and N-H···O hydrogen bonding interactions further stabilize the supramolecular layer structure of 1. Moreover, solid state luminescent property of 1 was also studied.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Zinc(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymer Assembled by 4-Nitrophthalic Acid and Bis(imidazol)Ligands

A new complex [Zn（4-nph）（bib）]（2n）·nH2O（1） has been obtained by the reaction of metal（Zn（Ⅱ））,1,4-bis（imidazol-1-yl）-butane（bib） with 4-nitrophthalic acid（4-H（2nph））.The crystal structure of 1 has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.Compound 1 is of triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 10.3251,b = 12.4503,c = 16.6497 A,α = 88.487（3）,β = 72.529（3）,γ = 79.991（3）°,V = 2009.8（5）A^3 and Mr = 945.47.Complex 1 shows a three-dimensional（3 D） framework.Moreover,through intermolecular hydrogen bonds,compound 1 is assembled into a supramolecular structure.The thermal stability and luminescent properties of 1 are also investigated.

Syntheses,Structures and Characterizations of Two New Zinc(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymers Constructed from 3-(1H-Pyrazol-4-yl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole and Different Carboxylate Ligands

Two new zinc（Ⅱ） coordination polymers, [Zn（ph）（H2 L）·H2O]2 n（1） and [Zn（ip）（H2 L）-（H2O）]n（2）（H2 ph = phthalic acid, H2 ip = isophthalic acid, H2L = 3-（1 H-pyrazol-4-yl）-5-（pyridin-2-yl）-1,2,4-triazole）, have been successfully synthesized via hydrothermal reaction. It has been structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal analysis, IR spectra, fluorescence spectroscopy and thermogravimetry analysis. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies reveal that compounds 1 and 2 both exhibit 1D chain structures, and assemble into 2D and 3D supermolecules through hydrogen bonds or π-π interactions. Moreover, the thermal stability and luminescent properties of compounds 1 and 2 were also studied.

A New 3D Pb(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer [Pb(L)]_n Based on a Long Flexible Octane-1,8-dicarboxylic Acid:Crystal Structure and Physical Properties

A new Pb（II）-based coordination polymer, [Pb（L）]n （1）, was hydrothermally synthesized and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction （H2L = octane- 1,8-dicarboxylic acid）. Compound 1 crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pnma with a = 32.061（4）, b = 7.2597（8）, c = 4.8084（5） A, V= 1119.2（2） A3, Z = 4, C10H1604Pb, Mr = 407.42, Dc = 2.418 g/cm3, F（000） = 760, μ（MoKa） = 15.066 mm-1, R = 0.0270 and wR = 0.0666. In 1, each Pb（II） cation is coordinated by six carboxylate oxygen atoms from four L2- anions. Each L2- anion bridges three Pb（ll） atoms in a μ3：η2：η1：η1 mode to form a 3D framework. The structure of 1 was characterized by IR spectrum and thermogravimetric analysis. Moreover, solid state luminescent property of 1 was also investigated.