Assembly of five metal-organic frameworks based on 2-p-methoxyphenyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate

Design and synthesis of coordination polymers with chelated units and their application in nanomaterials science

The advances and problems associated with the preparation, properties and structure of coordination polymers with chelated units are presented and assessed.

Crystal structures and luminescence properties of two Cd(II) complexes based on 2-(1H-imidazol-1-methyl)-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole

Two new complexes, {[Cd(immb)I2]·DMF} n (1) and {[Cd3(immb)(btc)2]·H2O} n (2) (immb = 2-(1H-imidazol- 1-methyl)-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole, btc = 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylate, DMF = dimethyl formamide), have been synthesized and characterized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction shows that 1 exhibits a chain structure constructed by immb ligands bridging Cd(II) ions. In 2, Cd(II) ions are linked by immb ligands with bridging mode and btc3– anions with the μ 2-η 2:η 1 bonding pattern leading to a 2D structure. Luminescent properties have been investigated in the solid state at room temperature.

Three Coordination Polymers Built by Methoxyphenyl Imidazole Dicarboxylate: Solvothermal Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Properties

Three coordination polymers [Sr(p-H2MOPhIDC)2]n (1) (p-H3MOPhIDC = 2-p-methoxyphenyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid), {[Cd2(p-HMOPhIDC)2(4,4′-bipy)]⋅H2O}n (4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine) (2), and [Zn(p-HMOPhIDC)(4,4′-bipy)]n (3) have been solvothermally synthesized, and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Polymer 1 indicates a three-dimensional framework, which can be simplified as a 6-connected lattice. Polymer 2 is also a three-dimensional framework, and contains mixed bridging ligands HMOPhIDC2– and 4,4′-bipy. Polymer 3 exhibits a sheet structure bearing infinite rectangles. The coordination modes of the p-H3MOPhIDC ligand, and the thermal and solid-state photoluminescence properties of the polymers have been investigated as well.

Syntheses, crystal structures and thermal properties of six coordination polymers based on 2-(p-methylphenyl)-imidazole dicarboxylate

Through solvothermal reactions of 2-(p-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (p-MePhH3IDC) with transition-metal ions, six coordination polymers [Pb2(p-MePhHIDC)(p-MePhH2IDC)2(phen)2]n (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) (), [Pb(p-MePhH2IDC)2]n (), [Cd3(p-MePhHIDC)2(p-MePhH2IDC)2(H2O)2]n (), {[Cd(p-MePhHIDC)(H2O)]4·H2O}n (), {[Cd2(p-MePhHIDC)2(4,4'-bipy)]·4H2O}n (4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine) () and [Mn3(p-MePhHIDC)2(p-MePhH2IDC)2(4,4'-bipy)]n () have been synthesized successfully. X-ray single-crystal analyses show that polymers have rich structural chemistry ranging from one-dimensional (), two-dimensional () to three-dimensional polymers (, , and ). In these polymers, the p-MePhH3IDC ligand shows flexible coordination modes tuned by different synthetical conditions, including the addition of coligands, temperature, pH value and so on. Furthermore, the polymers have been investigated by solid-state ultraviolet spectra and thermogravimetric analyses.