Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Cobalt(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer with Benzene-1,3,5-triacetate and 1,2-Di(pyridin-4-yl)ethene

A novel coordination polymer, [Co3（bta）2（dpe）3（H2O）2]·2H2O （1, H3bta = benzene-1,3,5-triacetic acid, and dpe = 1,2-di（pyridin-4-yl）ethene）, has been hydrothermally prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of triclinic system, space group P , with a = 9.5687（15）, b = 11.2470（17）, c = 13.686（2） , α = 78.262（3）, β = 89.271（4）, γ = 81.292（3）°, V = 1425.2（4） 3, C60H56N6O16Co3, Mr = 1293.90, Dc = 1.508 g/cm3, F（000） = 667, μ = 0.940 mm-1 and Z = 1. The final R = 0.0707 and wR = 0.1413 for 4950 observed reflections （I 2σ（I））. In the title complex, the bta ligand acts as a four-dentate bridging ligand to link up cobalt atoms into lamellar frameworks which are further interlinked by the dpe ligands to generate a trinodal （3,4,6）-connected （4.62）2（42.68.83.102）（64.82） net.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Luminescence Property and DFT Calculations of a New Coordination Compound Containing 8-Aminoquinoline Ligand

A new luminescent compound, Zn（8-aminoql）2（SCN）2 （1, 8-aminoql = 8-amino quinoline）, has been synthesized and its structure was characterized by IR, elemental analysis and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Compound 1 belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 8.503（2）, b = 14.427（4）, c = 31.922（8）A, V= 3916.0（18） A3, Z = 8, C20H16N6S2Zn, Mr = 469.88, Dc = 1.594 Mg/m3, μ = 1.488 mm-1, F（000） = 1920, T = 296（2） K, the final R = 0.0293 and wR = 0.0645 for all 2763 observed reflections （1 〉 2a（/））. Compound 1 displays a 3D supramolecular architecture formed by N-H--S hydrogen bonds and π...π aromatic packing interactions. Photoluminescence studies reveal that it displays obvious fluorescent emission band （λex = 320 nm） at 533 nm in the solid state at room temperature. The emission bands possess a broad asymmetric feature, which can be assigned to ligand-to-ligand charge transfer transitions based on DFT calculations.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Cobalt(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer with 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetracarboxylate

A novel cobalt（II） coordination polymer,[Co（BTEC）1/2]n 1,has been synthesized with Co（NO3）2·6H2O and 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid （H4BTEC） by the hydrothermal method,and characterized by elemental analysis,IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data for 1： C5HO4Co,Mr = 183.99,monoclinic,space group C2/c,a = 16.619（6）,b = 7.416（3）,c = 8.040（3）A,β = 90.612（4）°,V = 990.8（6） A^3,Z = 8,Dc = 2.467 g/cm^3,μ = 3.390 mm^-1,F（000） = 720,R = 0.0307 and wR = 0.0847 for 912 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray crystal structural analysis revealed that each Co（II） adopts a tetrahedral coordination mode to link four separate BTEC ligands via uniform monodentate carboxylate groups and each BTEC ligand possesses an 8-connected geometry to connect eight Co（II） ions. Complex 1 exhibits a rare （4,8）-connected net with （45.6）2（410.614.84） topology.

Preparation,Crystal Structure and Density Functional Theory Calculations of the Ion-pair Compound [Cl2Bz(3-MeQl)](TCNQ)

A novel compound [Cl2Bz（3-MeQl） ]（TCNQ） （[Cl2Bz（3-MeQl） ]^＋ = 1-（3,4-dichlo-robenzyl） 3-methlquinoline cation,TCNQ-= 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethanide anion） has been synthesized by the reaction of [Cl2Bz（3-MeQl） ]Br and LiTCNQ,and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic,space group P21/c. The structure analysis shows that the anions are stacked into a column with isolated π-dimers,and there is one type of TCNQ entries（TCNQ^-） ,in agreement with the IR spectra analysis and density functional theory calculations of the compound. The most prominent structural features are the completely segregated stacking columns of the TCNQ- anions and [Cl2Bz（3-MeQl）]＋ cations.

Synthesis, Structure and Luminescent Properties of a New Terbium(Ⅲ) Complex with 5-Bromoisophthalic Acid

The self-assembly of 5-bromoisophthalic acid （H2BIPA） with Tb（NO3）3·6H2O under hydrothermal conditions gives rise to a 3D coordination polymer, [Tb2（BIPA）3（CH3CH2OH）]n （1）, which was characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 19.2591（17）, b = 8.2537（7）, c = 18.5663（17）, β = 104.4720（10）°, V = 2857.6（4）3, C26H15Br3O13Tb2, Mr = 1092.95, Dc = 2.540 g/cm3, F（000） = 2040, μ = 9.173 mm-1 and Z = 4. The final R = 0.0324 and wR = 0.0767 for 5299 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Complex 1 displays an unusual three-dimensional （4,6）-connected network with （48.66.8）2（44.62）2（42.84） topology, which is different from [Tb（HBDC）（BDC）（H2O）4]·3.3H2O （BDC = isophthalate） because the -Br substituent of isophthalate results in different electronic effect and steric hindrance to change the coordination modes of carboxylate groups in the assembly process. Moreover, luminescent properties of 1 have also been investigated in the solid state.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Heterometallic Complex with 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetracarboxylic Acid and 1,3,5-Tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene

A novel heterometallic complex,[Zn4Ni（OH）2（btec）2（titb）2（H2O）2]·2H2O（1）（H4btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid,titb=1,3,5-tris（imidazol-1-ylmethyl）-2,4,6-trime-thylbenzene）,has been hydrothermally prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy,elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal is of triclinic system,space group P1 with a=10.817（10）,b=11.878（11）,c=14.569（14）,α=71.762（12）,β=76.122（13）,γ=71.493（13）°,V=1665（3）3,C62H62N12O22Zn4Ni,Mr=1647.43,Dc=1.643 g/cm3,F（000）=842,μ=1.784 mm-1 and Z=1.The final R=0.0531 and wR=0.0890 for 3545 observed reflections（Ⅰ 2σ（Ⅰ））.In the title complex,the btec ligand acts as a five-dentate bridging ligand to link up zinc and nickel atoms into a lamellar framework,which are further interlinked into a 3-D framework via the titb ligands.

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Novel Cobalt Complex Based on Biphenyl-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylate

A novel cobalt complex,[Co2（bptc）（bix）1.5]（1,H4bptc=3,3＇,4,4＇-biphenyltetra-carboxylic acid,bix = 1,4-bis（imidazol-1-ylmethyl）benzene）,has been hydrothermally prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy,elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal is of triclinic system,space group P1 with a=10.770（7）,b=12.245（8）,c=13.514（9）,α=102.829（8）,β=107.734（8）,γ=98.833（9）°,C37H27N6O8Co2,Mr=801.51,V=1607.5（18）3,Dc=1.656g/cm3,F（000）=818,μ=1.100mm-1,Z=2,the final R = 0.0694 and wR = 0.1543 for 3034 observed reflections（I2σ（I））.In the title complex,the two Co（Ⅱ） ions are in different coordination environments with distorted octahedral and trigonal bipyramidal geometries,respectively.The Co atoms are linked together through hexadentate bptc ligands,giving rise to 2D layers which are bridged by the bix ligands into a 3-D supramolecular network.Magnetic susceptibilities of 1 reveal weak antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between the adjacent Co（Ⅱ） ions.

Syntheses and Characterization of Two New Alkaline Earth Metal-organic Topological Frameworks with 3-Amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylate

Two new alkaline earth metal coordination polymers constructed from the deriva-tive of 1,2,4-triazole are presented herein,namely,{[Sr（AmTAZAc）2（H2O）]}（1） and {[Ba（AmTAZAc）2（H2O）]}（2）（AmTAZAc = 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylate）,which have been synthesized by using the layering method and structurally characterized by elemental analysis,IR,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Complexes 1 and 2 are isostructural,and both crystallize in the orthorhombic system,space group Fdd2.X-ray structural analysis shows that 1 or 2 has an intriguing 3-D infinite network of（318.438.510） topology based on a 2-D sheet structure of（4,4） net.The result shows that noncovalent interactions play an important role in strengthening the whole structures of the compounds.

Construction of a Self-assembling Intertwined Spiral Solvent Channel Based on Interactions between Macrocycles and CH_2Cl_2

The construction of an unprecedented intertwined spiral solvent channel is driven by weak C–Cl…O and C–H…N interactions based on extraordinary parallel spirals which were structured from supramolecular synthon macrocycle 1（C44H44N4O4） with a propargylamine backbone. The product is characterized by ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, IR and HRMS, and further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c, with a = 28.922（3）, b = 8.5069（9）, c = 21.687（2）A^°, β = 130.6320（10）°, V = 4049.4（7） A^°3 and Z = 8. A total of 11874 reflections were collected, of which 4942 were independent（Rint = 0.0590） and 2937 were observed with I 〉 2σ（I）. The final full-matrix least-squares refinement gave R（I 〉 2s（I）） = 0.069 and w R = 0.167, S = 1.05,（Δρ）max = 0.20 and（Δρ）min =-0.22 e·A^1-3. The fluorescence of the product is discussed.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Magnetic Properties of a Quasi-one-dimensional Compound Based on TCNQ

A novel compound, （IBzQI）（TCNQ）2 2 （IBzQ1=1-（4-iodobenzyl）quinolinium and TCNQ = 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane） has been fabricated and X-ray single-crystal structurally analyzed. This compound crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 8.3540（17）, b = 13.284（3）, c = 16.185（3） А, α= 82.12（3）, β= 75.19（3）, γ= 72.34°, V = 1651.2（6） А^3, Z= 2, C_40H_21IN_9, Mr = 754.56, Dc = 1.518 g/cm^3,μ= 1.015 mm^-1, S = 1.010, F（000） = 754, R = 0.0387 and wR = 0.0948. The structure analysis shows that the anions are stacked into column with tetrads, and there are two types of TCNQ entries （TCNQ-1 and TCNQ^0） in agreement with the IR spectra analysis of the compound. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility （2-300 K） for 2 exhibits spin gap of singlet-triplet feature, and the best fit gave △/kB = 1523.4 K. In order to understand both magnetic behavior and local charge distribution of [（TCNQ）2]-unit, the molecular orbital calculations and analysis based on extended Hückel method were performed, and the results support the analyses of both crystal structure and IR spectra.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Novel Copper Inverse-9-metallacrown-3 Complex

The reaction ofphenyl 2-pyridyl ketoxime （PhPyCNOH） with Cu（NO3）2·3H2O has led to a triangular complex Cu3（OH）（PhPyCNO）3（NO3）·NO3·H2O 1 containing the [Cu3（μ2-OH）]5＋ core and possessing the very rare inverse 9-metallacrown-3 motif created by the bridging oximate groups. Crystallographic data for 1： C36H30N8O11CU3, Mr = 941.30, monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 18.815（9）, b = 33.888（15）, c = 14.307（7） A, β = 118.945（6）°, V= 7983（6） A3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.566 g/cm3, μ = 1.652 mm^-1, F（000） = 3816, R= 0.0644 and wR= 0.1393 for 3468 observed reflections （I〉 2σ（I））. Preliminary variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility studies reveal an antiferromagnetically-coupled system showing antisymmetrie exchange.

Synthesis and Structure of a Novel Ion-pair Palladium(Ⅱ) Compound Containing 2-Thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-bis(thiolate)

A novel ion-pair palladium（Ⅱ） compound, （NOzBzPy）2[Pd（dmit）2] （NO2BzPy^＋ = 1-（4-nitrobenzyl）pyridinium, dmit^2- = 2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-bis（thiolate））, was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray structure determination. This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 10.4463（11）, b = 8.5627（9）, e = 20.017（2）A, β = 97.7730（10）°, V = 1774.1（3）A^3, Z = 2, C30H22N4O4S10Pd, Mr = 929.52, Dc = 1.740 g/cm^3,μ = 1.155 mm^-1, S = 1.006, F（000） = 936, R = 0.0354 and wR = 0.0675. The most intriguing general structural feature of the compound is the completely segregated columnar stacks of anions and cations. There exist hydrogen-bonding interactions within the cation column.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Ion-pair Compound Consisting of 1,3-Bis(4-cynobenzyl) Imidazole Cation and 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethanide Anion

A novel compound [（CNBz）2Im]2（TCNQ）3（CH3CN）（（CNBz）2Im = 1,3-bis（4-cyano-benzyl） imidazole cation,TCNQ-1 = 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethanide anion） was synthesized by the reaction of [（CNBz）2Im]Br and LiTCNQ in water and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to monoclinic,space group P21/c with a = 10.1823（17）,b = 20.292（3）,c = 16.952（3） ,β = 104.73（0）°,V = 3387.6（10）3,Z = 4,C39H24N11,Mr = 646.69,Dc = 1.268 g/cm3,μ = 0.080 mm-1 and F（000） = 1340.The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0596 and wR = 0.0911 for 2690 observed reflections（Ⅰ 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））.The most prominent structural feature is that there are two types of TCNQ entries（TCNQ-1 and TCNQ0） in agreement with the IR spectra analysis of the compound.

A Novel Cadmium(Ⅱ) Complex Based on Asymmetric Dicarboxylate and N-Auxiliary Ligand: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Properties

One Cd（II） complex based on dicarboxylate and N-auxiliary ligand, namely, [Cd（aip）（m-bix）]n （1, H2aip = 5-aminoisophthalic acid, m-bix = 1,3-bis（imidazol-l-yl-methyl）ben- zene）, was successfully synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 1 belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 14.0790（11）, b = 17.0038（15）, c = 17.3191（16）, V= 4146.1（6） A3, Z = 8, D,. = 1.698 g.cm＂3, p = 1.095 mm-1, F（000） = 2128, the final R = 0.0268 and wR = 0.0623. Complex 1 is a three-dimensional architecture with fsc-3,5-Cmce-1 topology, in which the metal ions act as rare 5-connected nodes. The TGA, XRD and luminescent properties of I were studied.

A One-dimensional Transition Metal Complex Constructed from 24-Membered Hinge-shaped Macrocycles with Salicylic Acid and 1,3-Bis(4-pyridyl)propane

A new 1-D coordination polymer [Cd（Hsal）2（bpp）2] 1 was hydrothermally synthesi- zed by self-assembly of the corresponding metal oxide and salicylic acid （H2sal） with exo-bidentate flexible dipyridyl ligand 1,3-bis（4-pyridyl）propane （bpp）. X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic,space group C2/c with a = 18.942（3）,b = 12.9309（19）,c = 16.504（2） A,β = 120.072（2）°,V = 3498.3（9）A^3,Z = 4,C40H38CdN4O6,Mr = 783.14,Dc = 1.487 g/cm^3,μ = 0.679 mm^-1,F（000） = 1608,R = 0.0619 and wR = 0.1435 for 3153 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The most remarkable feature of 1 lies in the 1-D chain by repeating [Cd2（bpp）2] units which consist of a 24-membered macrocyclic ring. The 1-D motifs are further connected by C–H… O hydrogen bonds to generate a 2-D structure. In addition,thermal stability and luminescent property of compound 1 were also documented.

A Novel Two-dimensional Homochiral Zinc(Ⅱ) Complex Constructed Based on In Situ Ligand Formation

A novel zinc（II） complex, Zn（IBT）2 （1, H1BT = 5-（4-（（1H-imidazol-1-yl）methyl）- phenyl）-2H-tetrazole） has been synthesized with Zn（NO3）2·6H2O, 4-（imidazol-l-ylmethyl）benzonnitrile （IBN） and NaN3 by the hydrothermal method, and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data for 1： C22H18N12Zn, Mr = 515.85, orthorhombic, Pbcn, a = 16.0567（15）, b = 9.5316（9）, c = 14.6107（14） A, V= 2236.1（4） A3, Z= 4, Dc = 1.532 g/cm3,μ = 1.138 mm-1, F（000） = 1056, R = 0.0350 and wR = 0.0888 for 1438 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I）） and the goodness-of-fit S = 1.002 on F2. The crystal structural analysis revealed that complex 1 exhibits a rare two-dimensional homochiral wave-like layer structure. In addition, the photoluminescence of complex 1 was studied in the solid state at room temperature together with its theoretical analysis.

A 2-Fold Interpenetrated Framework Assembled from Pyridine-3-carboxylate Ligand and Transition Metal:Synthesis,Structure and Photoluminescent Property

A novel cadmium（Ⅱ） coordination polymer [Cd2（3-pa）4（4,4＇-bpy）（H2O）].3.08H2O 1 has been synthesized by pyridine-3-carboxylate （3-pall） and CdO with exo-bidentate rigid dipyridyl ligand 4,4＇-bipyridine （4,4＇-bpy） by using a hydrothermal method, its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and its luminescent property was also documented. Complex 1 crystallizes in orthorhombic space group Pbcn with a = 21.4074（14）, b = 27.1119（18）, c = 12.3879（8） A, V = 7189.9（8） A3, Z = 8, C34H32.16Cd2N6O12.08, Mr= 942.85, Dc = 1.742 g/cms, p = 1.255 mm-1 and F（000） = 3766. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0353 and wR = 0.0891 for 6278 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The most prominent structural feature is the mutual interpenetration of two identical 3-D open frameworks via filling the large void space, which gives a 2-fold interpenetrating architecture during the self-assembly process.

A Novel Neodymium-tartrate Complex with Distinctive Rare Topology:Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure

One novel neodymium-tartrate complex exhibiting distinctive rare topology,name-ly,[Nd（TTA）1.5（H2O）]·H2O（1,H2TTA = tartaric acid）,was successfully synthesized by the reaction of neodymium-oxide with H2TTA under hydrothermal conditions.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 1 belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/c with a = 6.0357（13）,b = 7.6106（17）,c = 24.389（5） ,β = 100.136（5）°,V = 1102.8（4） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 2.423 g·cm-3,μ = 4.763 mm-1,F（000） = 776,the final R = 0.0689 and wR = 0.2191.In complex 1,the 2D layer consisting of μ4-ligands and 4-connected Nd（III） centers is a rare example of uni-nodal net of（42.64） topology.The 2D layers are further connected by μ2-TTA2-ligands to give a 3D（42.64）（42.67.8） topological structure,where the Nd（III） atoms act as rare 5-connected topological blocks.

Synthesis, structure and photoluminescent properties of a new Eu(Ⅲ) complex with 5-bromoisophthalic acid

The self-assembly of 5-bromoisophthalic acid （H2BIPA） with Eu（NO3）3·6H2O under the hydrothermal conditions gave a 3D coordination polymer, Eu2（BIPA）3（CH3CH2OH） （1）, which was characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 displayed an unusual three-dimensional network of a rare （4,6）-connected （48.66.8）2（44.62）2（42.84） topology, which was different from Eu2（BDC）3（H2O）2 （BDC=isophthalate）, because the -Br substituent of the isophthalate resulted in the different electronic effects and the steric hindrance to change the coordination modes of carboxylate groups in the assembled process. Moreover, the luminescent properties of 1 were also investigated in the solid state.

Mn调控NiFe LDH/rGO活性位点的电子结构作为高效水氧化催化剂

发展廉价、高效的水氧化(OER)催化剂对发展可持续能源具有重要意义.杂原子掺杂调节活性位点的电子结构提高催化剂的OER性能被认为是一种高效的策略.本文通过水热法制备得到Mn掺杂的层状镍铁氢氧化物/还原氧化石墨烯(Mn-NiFe LDH/rGO)作为高效、稳定的水氧化催化剂.实验和模拟计算研究都表明Mn能调整活性位点的电子结构,改善其对水氧化反应中中间产物的吸附能垒,从而减小OER反应中决速步骤的反应势垒.具体而言,最优的Mn-NiFe LDH/rGO复合材料在过电位仅为240 mV就能驱动10 mA cm^(-2)的电流密度,Tafel斜率低至40.0 mV dec^(-1),并且具有良好的稳定性.该催化剂优异的活性优于最近报道的OER电催化剂.本工作为制备用于能源转换领域的高活性、廉价的电催化剂提供了新的思路.