A Dinuclear Cu(Ⅱ)-based Coordination Framework with Two-fold Interpenetrated 3D pcu Topology Displaying Catalytic Activity

A new Cu(Ⅱ) coordination polymer, [Cu2(mip)2(bmix)]n(bmix = 1,4-bis(2-methylimidazole-1-ylmethyl)benzene, H2 mip = 5-methylisophthalic acid), has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compound belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 9.435(5), b = 12.241(6), c = 13.666(6), β = 94.396(8)o, V = 1565.5(13) 3, Z = 2, C34H30Cu2N4O8, Mr = 749.70, Dc = 1.590 g/cm3, μ = 1.419 mm-1 and F(000) = 768. The title metal-organic coordination polymer exhibits the first two-fold interpenetrated pcu topological structure assembled by two types of dinuclear copper(Ⅱ) clusters and a flexible bis(imidazole)-based ligand. In addition, the fluorescence and catalytic performances of the complex for the degradation of Congo red azo dye in Fenton-like process were presented.