Non-centrosymmetric coordination polymers based on thallium and acetylenedicarboxylate

Single crystals of anhydrous thallium acetylenedicarboxylate (Tl₂(C₄O₄), 1) and thallium acetylenedicarboxylate oxalate (Tl₄(C₄O₄)(C₂O₄), 2) precipitated from aqueous solutions containing thallium(I)-acetate and the respective organic acids. Both compounds crystallize in non-centrosymmetric space groups (1: P2₁2₁2₁; 2: C2) and contain stereochemically active lone pairs at Tl(I). The crystal structures of 1 and 2 show some similarities. Tl atoms are organized in corrugated layers, which are connected by the respective carboxylate anions. Upon heating 1 decomposes at 195 °C to form elemental pyrophorous thallium powder. 2 starts decomposing at approx. 150 °C forming elemental thallium next to another compound, which could not be identified up to now. TlHADC was also synthesized, but its crystal structure could not be solved either from powder or single crystal diffraction data. Upon heating it decomposes to form 1.     

Orthogonal packing of enantiomerically pure helical silver coordination networks

The combination of the chiral tecton based on the (R)-6,6'-dibromo-1,1'-binaphthyl moiety bearing two isonicotinoyl groups with AgX (X = BF4-, CF3SO3-, PF6-) leads to the formation of enantiomerically pure helical strands with orthogonal packing in the rare space group I2(1)3.     

Second sphere supramolecular chirality: racemic hybrid H-bonded 2-D molecular networks

Neutral hybrid 2-D networks have been generated using a bis-amidinium capable of chelating M(CN)6(3-) anions via hydrogen bonds: the packing of the achiral 2-D networks leads to channels which are occupied by water molecules forming polymeric H-bonded chains; furthermore, owing to the dihapto mode of H-bonding, the presence of supramolecular chirality of the delta' and lambda' types taking place within the second coordination sphere of the metallic centre has been demonstrated.     

Design of 3-D coordination networks: topology and metrics

Using 4,4',4"-tricyanotriphenylmethanol 1 as a heterotetradentate tecton with C3v symmetry bearing three CN and one OH group, under self-assembly conditions a 3-D coordination network was obtained in the presence of Ag+ cations acting as a tetrahedral metallic tecton; due to the metrics of 1 (three long and one short distance between the central C atom and N and O coordination sites, respectively), the 3-D network is of pseudo-diamondoid type with different cavity sizes; although a two-fold homo-interpenetration is observed for the 3-D networks, the remaining space is occupied by CHCl3, MeOH solvent molecules and SbF6- anions.     

Molecular tectonics: on the formation of 1-D silver coordination networks by thiacalixarenes bearing nitrile groups

Two new p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene derivatives 2 and 3 decorated at the lower rim with four nitrile groups have been prepared and structurally characterised in the crystalline phase. The two ligands, differing by the length of the spacer between the calix moiety and the nitrile group, adopt the 1,3-alternate conformation in the solid state. The ligand 3 bearing four (CH(2))(3)CN fragments behaves as a tecton in the presence of silver salts (AgX, X = BF(4), PF(6) or SbF(6)) and leads to the formation of analogous 1-D linear coordination networks. The tecton 3 acts as a bischelate unit and bridges consecutive silver cations adopting a tetrahedral coordination geometry. Anions and solvent molecules occupy the free space between networks and exhibit no specific interactions with the cationic architecture.     

A rational route to SCM materials based on a 1-D cobalt selenocyanato coordination polymer

Thermal annealing of a discrete complex with terminal SeCN anions and monodentate coligands enforces the formation of a 1D cobalt selenocyanato coordination polymer that shows slow relaxation of the magnetization. Therefore, this approach offers a rational route to 1D materials that might show single chain magnetic behaviour.     

Synthesis,structures and thermal stabilities of three 1-D coordination polymers based on flexible polycarboxylates

Three new coordination polymers, [Cu(butca)_0.5(bipy)(H₂O)] _n · 2nH₂O (1), [Zn(H₂butca) (phen)(H₂O)] _n · nH₂O (2), and [Cd(H₂chhca)_0.5(phen)(H₂O)] _n · 2nH₂O (3) (H₄butca =1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid, H₆chhca = 1,2,3,4,5,6-cyclohexanehexacarboxylic acid), were prepared and characterized by EA, IR, TG, and X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 is a 1-D double-chain coordination polymer in which tetradentate butca^4? coordinates to four Cu(II) ions through four monodentate carboxylates. Complex 2 is a 1-D chain with tridentate H₂butca^2? coordinating to two Zn(II) ions through monodentate and chelating carboxylates. Complex 3 is a 1-D double-chain coordination polymer. H₂chhca^4? is octadentate coordinating to four Cd(II) ions through four chelating carboxylates. Hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions play important roles in the formation of supramolecular architectures. The thermal stabilities of 1–3 show dehydrated coordination polymers are thermally stable in the range 260–400°C.     

Self-assembly of 1-D and 3-D transition-metal coordination polymers based on 4-(1H-l,3-benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide

Three metal-organic coordination polymers based on 4-(1H-l,3-benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide (BImPyO) with the molecular structures [Cu₂(C₁₂H₈N₃O)₂]_n (1), [Cu(C₁₂H₈N₃O)]_n (2), and [Zn(C₁₂H₈N₃O)Cl]_n (3) were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. They showed diverse coordination modes and were further characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray structure analysis, respectively. In 1 and 2, BImPyO generated a 1-D chain by adopting μ₂-kN?:?kN′ coordination to bridge two Cu(II) ions with bis-N-chelation. In 3, by adopting μ₃-kN?:?kN′:kO coordination, BImPyO bridged three crystallographically independent Zn(II) ions to form a 3-D framework; 3 exhibits strong fluorescent emission in the solid state at room temperature.     

Two new 2-D coordination polymers based on a purine-containing carboxylate

A purine-containing multifunctional ligand, 2-(6-oxo-6H-purin-1(9H)-yl)acetic acid (HL), and two new 2-D coordination polymers, [Co(L)₂(H₂O)₂] _n?·?2nH₂O (1) and [Ni(L)₂(H₂O)₂] _n?·?2nH₂O (2), were synthesized and characterized. Polymers 1 and 2 have isomorphous structures with (4,4)-connected topologies composed of left- and right-handed metal–organic helices sharing common metal centers. Two helical conformations in the same net are stabilized by strong π–π stacking interactions between purine groups. Through direct and water-mediated interlayer hydrogen-bond interactions those layers are assembled into stable 3-D supermolecules where slight differences in the strength of hydrogen bonds and coordination bonds result in their decomposition behaviors.     

Nonlinear optically active polymeric coordination networks based on metal m-pyridylphosphonates

A family of polymeric coordination networks based on meta-pyridylphosphonate bridging ligands has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Compounds [M(2)(L-Et)(4)(mu-H(2)O)] (M = Mn, 1; Co, 2; Ni, 3; L-Et = ethyl-4-[2-(3-pyridyl)ethenyl]phenylphosphonate) were obtained by hydro(solvo)thermal reactions between diethyl-4-[2-(3-pyridyl)ethenyl]phenylphosphonate (L-Et(2)) and corresponding metal salts, while [Cd(L-H)(2)], 4 (L-H is monoprotonated 4-[2-(3-pyridyl)ethenyl]phenylphosphonate), was obtained by a hydro(solvo)thermal reaction between (L-H(2)).HBr and Cd(CF(3)SO(3))(2).6H(2)O. Compounds 1-3 are isostructural and crystallize in noncentrosymmetric space group Fdd2, and they adopt a complicated 3D framework structure composed of [M(2)(L-Et)(4)(mu-H(2)O)] building units, while compound 4 adopts a centrosymmetric 3D network structure resulted from linking 1D sinusoidal cadmium phosphate chains with L-H bridging ligands. Consistent with their polar structures, compounds 1-3 exhibit powder second harmonic generation signals larger than that of potassium dihydrogen phosphate.     

Self-assembled nanowire networks of aryloxy zinc phthalocyanines based on Zn-O coordination

Tetrakis(aryloxy)phthalocyanine (4c) and its Zn congeners (4a and 4b) and Ni congener (4d) were synthesized, and their self-assembling properties in coordinating and non-coordinating solvents were investigated by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Compounds 4a and 4b in non-coordinating solvents exhibit red-shifted and split Q-bands in absorption spectra even at very low concentrations, suggesting J-aggregate formation. The MALDI-TOF MS for the samples of 4a and 4b prepared from chloroform solutions gives the monomer and aggregate signals. The TEM images of such samples display an indefinite two-dimensional network structure. The aggregates break up into monomers when a coordinating solvent is added to the solution. The driving force for the aggregate formation is proposed to be the complementary coordination of the ether oxygen in the aryloxy groups of one molecule to the core Zn of another molecule of phthalocyanine.     

Supramolecular networks through second-sphere coordination based on 1D metal-4,4′-dipyridyldisulfide coordination polymers and hydrogenfumarate or sulfonate anions

Four hydrogen-bonded assemblies of formula [M(dpds)₂(OH₂)₂]A₂·nH₂O (A = anion) are described. These assemblies result from the second-sphere coordination interactions between the 1D coordination polymers [M(dpds)₂(OH₂)₂]²⁺, M = Zn(II) and Cu(II), dpds = 4,4′-dipyridyldisulfide, and the pyridine-3-sulfonate (3pySO₃⁻) or hydrogenfumarate (Hfum⁻) anions. Significantly, supramolecular structural variations are observed depending on the presence of water lattice molecules, which formed discrete aggregates when the Hfum⁻ anion was used. The effects of geometrical variations in the building blocks are also evident on using Jahn-Teller-distorted divalent Cu(II) ions or regular octahedral species based on Zn(II) ions. The second-sphere effects on the stabilization of the compounds are illustrated by TGA experiments.     

Self-assembly of 1-D, 2-D,and 3-D transition-metal coordination polymers based on a T-shaped tripodal ligand 4-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide

Three coordination polymers, {[Co(C₁₀H₅N₃O₅)(H₂O)₂]·H₂O}_n (1), {[Mn₃(C₁₀H₅N₃O₅)₂Cl₂(H₂O)₆]·2H₂O}_n (2), and {[Cu₃(C₁₀H₄N₃O₅)₂(H₂O)₃]·4H₂O}_n (3), based on a T-shaped tripodal ligand 4-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide (H₃DCImPyO), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The polymers showed diverse coordination modes, being characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. In 1, the HDCImPyO^2? generated a 1-D chain by adopting a μ₂-kN, O : kN′, O′ coordination mode to bridge two Co(II) ions in two bis-N,O-chelating modes. In 2, the HDCImPyO^2? adopted a μ₃-kN, O : kO′, O′′ : O′′′ coordination mode to bridge two crystallographically independent Mn(II) ions, forming a 2-D hcb network with {6³} topology. In 3, by adopting μ₄-kN, O : kO′, O′′ : kN′′, O′′′ : O′′′′ coordination, DCImPyO^3? bridged three crystallographically independent Cu(II) ions to form a 3-D framework having the stb topology.     

Molecular tectonics: control of pore size and polarity in 3-D hexagonal coordination networks based on porphyrins and a zinc cation

In the crystalline phase, porphyrin derivatives based on two 4-pyridyl units at the 5 and 15 meso positions and two 4-aryl moieties bearing various groups (CN, OMe, OH and CF(3)) at the 10 and 20 meso positions lead, in the presence of a zinc dication, to the formation of robust 3-D networks presenting hexagonal channels: both the size and the polarity of the pores were tuned by the nature of the substituents attached to the two aryl groups.     

A series of 1-D zinc(II) coordination polymers with 3-D supramolecular networks: synthesis,structural investigation,and NBO analysis

Abstract

N,N′-Bis(pyridin-4-ylmethylene)naphthalene-1,5-diamine (L) acts as a bipyridine analogue linker ligand towards {Zn₇(μ₄-O)₂(OAc)₁₀}, {Zn₂(NCS)₂(OAc)₂}, and {Zn(N₃)₂} nodes and allows construction of three new 1-D coordination polymers, the linear chain [Zn₇(μ₄-O)₂(OAc)₁₀(L)]_n (1), [Zn(NCS)(OAc)(L)]_n (2) in ladder-type geometry and the zigzag chain [Zn(N₃)₂(L)]_n (3). Structural characterization reveals that in 1 acetate anionic ligands connect seven Zn(II) ions through the bridging coordination modes μ₃-η¹,η² and μ₂-η¹,η¹. The resulting heptanuclear node is located on an inversion center and therefore consists of four crystallographically distinct cations; their coordination spheres correspond to distorted octahedra or tetrahedra. The Zn(II) ions in polymer 2 exhibit distorted trigonal bipyramidal {ZnN₃O₂} coordination; μ₂-η¹,η¹ coordinated acetate and terminal thiocyanate ligands lead to inversion-symmetric [Zn₂(NCS)₂(OAc)₂] secondary building units (SBU), which are further linked by the N,N′-bipyridine analogue L. Terminal coordination of two anionic azide ligands and the bridging bipyridine L result in coordination polymer 3, in which the cations adopt distorted tetrahedral {ZnN₄} coordination. In all crystalline solids 1–3, adjacent 1-D chains interact through π–π stacking and non-classical (C???H···O, C???H···π) hydrogen bonds, leading to 3-D supramolecular architectures. Differences in their 3-D arrangement are due to variations in the anionic co-ligands, subtle conformational differences in the semi-rigid linker and the variable coordination sphere about the zinc cations. Thermogravimetric investigations indicate differences in both thermal stability and decomposition mode. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis provides a convenient basis for investigating the intramolecular bonding interactions and delocalization effects in these molecular systems. Finally, solids 1–3 exhibit intense luminescence at room temperature.     

Two 2-D layered coordination polymers based on 5-aminoisophthalate and 1,10-phenanthroline

Two new compounds, [Zn(aip)(phen)] _n (1) and [Mn(aip)(phen)] _n (2) (H₂aip?=?5-aminoisophthalic acid, phen?=?1,10-phenanthroline), have been synthesized by solvothermal methods and structurally characterized. X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that 1 and 2 have a 2-D layer structure, with aip^2? adopting two coordination motifs. The coordination configuration of the metal plays a crucial role in formation of different topological structures. Thermogravimetric analyses of 1 and 2 show considerable thermal stability. The fluorescence of 1 and 2 in the solid state has also been investigated.     

Two solvent directed zinc(II) coordination polymers with 1-D single-zigzag chain and 1-D double-zigzag chains

Two coordination polymers, {[Zn(NiL)(DMA)(H₂O)₂] (DMA)(H₂O)} _n (1) (DMA?=?N,N-dimethylacetamide) and {[Zn₂(NiL)₂(DMF)(H₂O)₄]?·?3DMF} _n (2) (DMF?=?N,N-dimethylformamide), have been prepared by reactions of Zn(NO₃)₂?·?6H₂O and NiL in CH₂Cl₂-DMA–H₂O and CH₂Cl₂-DMF–H₂O, respectively. H₂L denotes dimethyl 5,6,7,8,15,16-hexahydro-6,7-dioxodibenzo-9,10-benzo-[1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine-13,18-dicarboxylate. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that coordination geometries around Ni(II) are identical with slightly distorted square planar and all Ni–N bonds are very short. Complex 1 shows 1-D zigzag chain structure, while 2 has 1-D double-zigzag chains. The chains, which are packed parallel in 1 and 2, are interconnected by lattice solvent through O–H···O and C–H···O hydrogen bonds to form 3-D supramolecular networks. We discuss solvent effects on assembly of the two coordination polymers. The results reveal that coordinated solvent has influence on the assembly procedure.