1-D Open-channeled 3-D Supramolecular Frameworks Built with 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic Acid (H4dhbd) and 2,2':6,2-Terpyridine (tpy)

The complex [Cu2(H2dhbd)2(tpy)2]·CH3OH·4H2O1 (H4dhbd=2,3-dihydroxybutane-dioic acid, tpy=2,2:6',2-terpyddine) has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is of triclinic, space groups P1 with a=8.6859(17), b=11.223(2), c=12.275(2)A,α=112.454(3), β=98.435(3),γ=105.593(3)°, V=1022.5(3) A3, Z=1, C38H42Cu2N6.O18, Mr=997.86, Dc=1.621 g/cm3,μ=1.127 mm-1, F(000)=514, T=293(2) K, the final R=0.0539 and wR=0.1394 for 3550 observed reflections with 1 >20(1). In the dinuclear unit, two CuⅡ atoms are bridged by two H2dhbd chelate anions, forming a 14-membered ring, in which the distance of Cu…Cu atoms is 7.0526(12)A. Adjacent dinuclear units are constituted through π-π interactions and C-H…O hydrogen-bonding interactions, fashioning the final 3-D supramolecular framework with 1-D open channels. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurement indicates the presence of weak antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between CuⅡ ions.