Synthesis,crystal structure and fluorescence of a two-dimensional Cd(II) coordination polymer with thiocyanato and 4-methylpyridine N -oxide as bridging ligands

A two-dimensional coordination complex [Cd(μ_1,3-SCN)₂(μ₂-mpdo)] _n (mpdo?=?4-methylpyridine N-oxide) has been synthesized and structurally determined by X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group of Pī with a?=?8.2589(14)?Å, b?=?8.5409(14)?Å, c?=?9.7947(16)?Å, α?=?70.022(2)°, β?=?74.338(2)°, γ?=?71.530(2)°. Each Cd(II) is coordinated by four μ_1,3-SCN^? forming a zigzag chain and then two μ₂-mpdo monodentate ligands coordinate to two adjacent Cd(II) ions leading to a two-dimensional sheet structure along the ab plane, and in the c direction the sheets stack parallel through π–π interactions and giving a three-dimensional structure. The complex exhibits a strong fluorescent emission spectrum in the solid state.