Bilayer architecture based on hexanuclear heterometal cluster units

An unprecedented bilayer architecture based on “head-to-head” hexanuclear heterometal clusters and linked by parallel [Cu^IL₂] motifs has been hydrothermally made.

A tubular one-dimensional polymer constructed from alternating clusters of europium(III)-water and copper(I) chloride bridged by 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate

A new 3d-4f heterometallic polymer, poly[[aqua-μ3-chlorido-[μ3-4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoato]tris[μ2-4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoato]dicopper(I)erbium(III)] dihydrate], {[Cu2Er(C12H8NO2)4Cl(H2O)]·2H2O}n, was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Er2O3, CuCl2·2H2O and 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoic acid in the presence of HClO4. The asymmetric unit contains one Er(3+) cation, two Cu(+) cations, one Cl(-) anion, four deprotonated 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate ligands, one coordinated aqua ligand and two solvent water molecules. This tubular one-dimensional polymer is constructed from alternating clusters of europium(III)-water and copper(I) chloride bridged by 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate ligands. Extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions involving both the coordinated and the solvent water molecules provide further stabilization to the structure.