Abstract
A new complex with a hydrogen-bonded diamond network, [Zn(2,2′-bipy)2(HBBDC)2] (1) has been synthesized by the assembly of H2BBDC, Zn(II) and 2,2′-bipy (H2BBDC = bibenzyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid and 2,2′-bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine). The coordination of two 2,2′-bipy ligands and two carboxylate groups around Zn(II) interplays with the hydrogen-bonding involving the deprotonated and protonated carboxylate, making the mononuclear molecule an unusual supramolecular tetrahedral building unit for the diamond network. The long bridging ligand leads to 8-fold interpenetration of the net in the abnormal [4 + 4] mode. Compound 1 shows a strong fluorescent emission at 400 nm in solid state at room temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1067-1070 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry Communications |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Keywords
- Diamond network
- Hydrogen bonds
- Interpenetration
- Luminescence
- Zinc(II) complex