Hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure, and photoluminescence of a new 2D cadmium(II) complex: {Cd(C8H5O3Cl2)2(C10H8N2)} n

One new cadmium coordination polymer, Cd(2,4-Dcp)₂(4,4-Bipy)] _n (I) (2,4-HDcp = 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 4,4′-Bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine) with 2D layer structure, has been prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex I crystallizes belong to monoclinic system and has C2/c space group. Each Cd²⁺ ion is six-coordinated and located at an octahedral geometry. The Cd²⁺ ions are linked by bidentate 2,4-Dcp groups into a linear chain in which the benzene rings of 2,4-Dcp ligands point alternately up and down. These chains are further connected into a sandwich-like layer though 4,4′-Bipy ligands. Furthermore, the photoluminescence and life-time of I in the solid state have been studied.