Reprint of “Structural diversity of cobalt(II) coordination compounds involving bent imidazole ligand: A route from 0D dimer to 3D coordination polymer”

A new two-dimensional CdII coordination polymer based on 1,3-bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene and 1,3-phenylenediacetic acid: synthesis, crystal structure and physical properties

A novel two-dimensional Cd^II coordination framework, poly[[[μ-1,3-bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene-κ²N:N'](μ-1,3-phenylenediacetato-κ⁴O,O':O'',O''')cadmium(II)] dihydrate], {[Cd(C₁₀H₈O₄)(C₁₄H₁₄N₄)]·2H₂O}_n or {[Cd(PDA)(1,3-BMIB)]·2H₂O}_n [1,3-BMIB is 1,3-bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene and H₂PDA is 1,3-phenylenediacetic acid], has been prepared and characterized using IR, elemental analysis, thermal analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, the latter revealing that the compound is a (4,4) grid coordination polymer with layers oriented parallel to the bc crystal planes. In the crystal, adjacent layers are further connected by O-H...O and C-H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional structure in the solid state. In addition, the compound exhibits strong fluorescence emissions and shows photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue in the solid state at room temperature.

A twofold interpenetrating three-dimensional Cd(II) coordination framework: poly[[μ2-1,3-bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene](μ3-5-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylato)cadmium(II)]

A twofold interpenetrating three-dimensional Cd(II) coordination framework, [Cd(C8H3NO6)(C14H14N4)]n, has been prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermal analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The asymmetric unit consists of a divalent Cd(II) atom, one 1,3-bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene (1,3-BMIB) ligand and one fully deprotonated 5-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylate (NO2-BDC(2-)) ligand. The coordination sphere of the Cd(II) atom consists of five O-donor atoms from three different NO2-BDC(2-) ligands and two imidazole N-donor atoms from two different 1,3-BMIB ligands, forming a distorted {CdN2O5} pentagonal bipyramid. The NO2-BDC ligand links three Cd(II) atoms via a μ1-η(1):η(1) chelating mode and a μ2-η(2):η(1) bridging mode. The title compound is a twofold interpenetrating 3,5-connected network with the {4(2).6(5).8(3)}{4(2).6} topology. In addition, the compound exhibits fluorescence emissions in the solid state at room temperature.