Construction and photoluminescence properties of a three-dimensional ZnII coordination network based on naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid and 1,6-bis(pyridin-3-yl)-1,3,5-hexatriene

A highly stable Zn coordination polymer exhibiting pH-dependent fluorescence and as a visually ratiometric and on–off fluorescent sensor

A thermally and chemically stable Zn coordination polymer exhibiting pH-dependent fluorescence behaves as a multi-responsive fluorescent sensor for ratiometric and on–off detection of multiple analytes.

A three-dimensional ZnII coordination network based on 5,5'-methylenebis(2,4,6-trimethylisophthalic acid) and 2,7-bis(1H-imidazol-1-yl)fluorene: synthesis, structure and luminescence properties

In recent years, coordination polymers constructed from multidentate carboxylate ligands and N-containing ligands have attracted much attention since these ligands can adopt a rich variety of coordination modes which can lead to crystalline products with intriguing structures and interesting properties. A new coordination polymer, namely poly[[diaqua[μ-2,7-bis(1H-imidazol-1-yl)fluorene-κ²N³:N^3'][μ-5,5'-methylenebis(3-carboxy-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoato)-κ²O¹:O^1']zinc(II)] hemihydrate], {[Zn(C₂₃H₂₂O₈)(C₁₉H₁₄N₄)(H₂O)₂]·0.5H₂O}_n, 1, was prepared by the self-assembly of Zn(NO₃)₂·6H₂O with 5,5'-methylenebis(2,4,6-trimethylisophthalic acid) (H₄BTMIPA) and 2,7-bis(1H-imidazol-1-yl)fluorene (BIF) under solvothermal conditions. The structure of 1 was determined by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray crystallography, powder X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Each Zn^II ion is six-coordinated by two O atoms from two H₂BTMIPA^2- ligands, by two N atoms from two BIF ligands and by two water molecules, forming a distorted octahedral ZnN₂O₄ coordination geometry. Adjacent Zn^II ions are linked by H₂BTMIPA^2- ligands and BIF ligands, leading to the formation of a two-dimensional (2D) (4,4)-sql network, and intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions connect the 2D layer structure into the three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular structure. Each 2D layer contains two kinds of helices with the same direction, which are opposite in adjacent layers. The luminescence properties of complex 1 in the solid state have also been investigated.