Poly[diaquabis(μ3‐2,2‐dimethylpropanedioato)calcium(II)copper(II)]

The title complex, [CaCu(C₅H₆O₄)₂(H₂O)₂]_n, is the first heterobimetallic complex based on a substituted malonate dianion. The Cu^II cation and two independent 2,2‐dimethylmalonate (or 2,2‐dimethylpropanedioate) dianions build up a robust dianionic [Cu(C₅H₆O₄)₂]²⁻ complex, which acts as a building block to coordinate to four Ca²⁺ cations. Each Cu^II centre is in a four‐coordinate square plane of dimethylmalonate O atoms, while each Ca^II atom is in an eight‐coordinate distorted bicapped trigonal–prismatic environment of six O atoms from four different dimethylmalonate groups and two water molecules. This arrangement creates a two‐dimensional layer connectivity of the structure. The dianionic [Cu(C₅H₆O₄)₂]²⁻ units are involved in different intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions with water molecules via the formation of hydrogen‐bonded rings of graph sets R₁²(8) and R(6) within this layer. The crystal was nonmerohedrally twinned by rotation about [011] with a major twin volume fraction of 0.513 (3).     

Poly[bis(4‐chloropyridinium) tetra‐μ2‐chlorido‐tetrachloridotrimercurate(II)]

The structure of the title compound, {(C₅H₅ClN)₂[Hg₃Cl₈]}_n, consists of 4‐chloropyridinium cations and one‐dimensional [Hg₃Cl₈]²⁻ anion chains. There are two coordination environments for Hg^II in the inorganic chain. The first is a distorted tetrahedral geometry made up of an HgCl₂ unit with two Cl⁻ anion bridges, while the second is an octahedral coordination geometry consisting of an HgCl₂ unit and four chloride‐anion bridges. This gives rise to a novel three‐layer centrosymmetric polymer. Finally, the three‐dimensional network comes about through the many C—H...Cl and N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds that link the organic and inorganic layers.     

Poly[tetraaquadi‐μ4‐malonato‐barium(II)zinc(II)]

The title complex, [BaZn(C₃H₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₄]_n, is polymeric, due to the connectivity brought about by each malonate dianion bonding to two different Zn^II cations and two different Ba^II cations. The Ba^II cations, on crystallographic twofold axes, have slightly distorted square‐anti­prismic coordination, with Ba—O distances ranging from 2.795 (2) to 2.848 (2) Å. The Zn^II cations, which lie on crystallographic centres of symmetry, have distorted octa­hedral coordination, with Zn—O bonds in the range 2.0364 (19)–2.3248 (18) Å. The water mol­ecules participate in extensive O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. The structure comprises alternating layers along [100], with one type containing Zn^II cations and malonate dianions, while the other is primarily composed of Ba^II cations and water mol­ecules.     

Poly[tetra­aquadi‐μ3‐malonato‐cobalt(II)­calcium(II)]

The structure of the polymeric title compound, [CaCo(C₃H₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₄]_n, consists of CaO₈ and CoO₆ polyhedra linked together by malonate groups. The Co atom lies on a centre of symmetry in an octa­hedral arrangement, and is coordinated by four malonate O atoms in a planar arrangement and two water mol­ecules in a trans conformation. The geometry around the Ca atom, which lies on a twofold axis, may be described as a distorted square anti­prism, which involves two water mol­ecules and six malonate O atoms. The Co—O and Ca—O bond lengths are in the ranges 2.0711 (12)–2.1004 (14) and 2.3775 (12)–2.6329 (12) Å, respectively.     

Poly[bis(N‐methylformamide)tetra‐μ‐thiocyanato‐manganese(II)mercury(II)]

The title complex, [MnHg(NCS)₄(C₂H₅NO)₂]_n, consists of slightly distorted MnN₄O₂ octa­hedra and HgS₄ tetra­hedra. Each Mn^II cation is bound to four N atoms of the NCS groups and two O atoms of the N‐methyl­formamide (NMF) ligands in a cis configuration. Each Hg^II cation is coordinated to four S atoms of NCS groups. Each pair of Mn^II and Hg^II cations is connected by an –NCS– bridge, forming an infinite three‐dimensional –Mn—NCS—Hg– network.     

catena‐Poly[tris(μ3‐acetylacetonato)nickelate(II)sodium(I)]

The title complex, [NaNi(C₅H₇O₂)₃]_n, contains an anionic tris(acetylacetonato)nickelate(II) unit, [Ni(acac)₃]⁻ (acac is acetylacetonate), with a highly regular octahedral coordination geometry. The Ni^II cation lies on a Wyckoff a site, resulting in D₃ symmetry of the anion. Charge balance is provided by sodium cations, which occupy Wyckoff type b sites. Each sodium cation is surrounded by two [Ni(acac)₃]⁻ anions, each of which is connected to the alkali metal through three O atoms, in a fac configuration. This arrangement leads to the formation of linear [Na{Ni(acac)₃}]_n chains along the c axis. The Ni...Na distance is 2.9211 (10) Å. The title complex is one of the few examples of heterometallic systems based on alkali and transition metal cations bridged by acetylacetonate ligands.     

Poly[μ7‐sulfanediyldiacetato‐disilver(I)]

In the title coordination polymer, [Ag₂(C₄H₄O₄S)], each Ag^I cation is four‐coordinated by three of the four carboxylate O atoms and the S atom from symmetry‐related sulfanediyldiacetate ligands, thus defining a distorted tetrahedral geometry at the metal centre. The Ag^I cations are bridged by sulfanediyldiacetate groups, leading to a two‐dimensional layer structure. These layers are interconnected via Ag—S bonds to form a three‐dimensional coordination polymer network overall.     

Poly[μ‐aqua‐diaqua‐μ4‐malonato‐μ3‐malonato‐barium(II)nickel(II)]

The title complex, [BaNi(C₃H₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₃]_n, is polymeric, with two non‐equivalent malonate dianions bridging one Ni atom and five different Ba atoms. The Ni atoms have a distorted octahedral (NiO₆) environment, and are coordinated by four malonate O atoms in a planar arrangement and two water molecules in axial positions. The Ba atom may be described as a BaO₉ polyhedron in a monocapped square‐antiprismatic environment, which involves two water molecules and seven O atoms from different malonate ligands. The three‐dimensional structure is further maintained and stabilized by hydrogen bonds.     

Poly[bis[aquaneodymium(III)]‐μ2‐oxalato‐di‐μ4‐succinato]

In the title compound, [Nd₂(C₄H₄O₄)₂(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₂]_n, the flexible succinate anion assumes the gauche conformation and bridges the nine‐coordinate Nd atoms to generate two‐dimensional layers parallel to (010). The coordination polymer layers are linked into a three‐dimensional framework by the rigid oxalate ligands. The oxalate ions are located on a center of inversion.     

catena‐Poly[hexaaquamagnesium(II) [bis(μ3‐5‐nitro‐2‐oxidoisophthalato)dicopper(II)] dihydrate]

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear anions of the title bimetallic complex, {[Mg(H₂O)₆][Cu₂(C₈H₂NO₇)₂]·2H₂O}_n, each Cu^II ion is strongly coordinated by four O atoms in a distorted square‐planar geometry. Two of these O atoms belong to phenolate groups and the other two to carboxylate groups from 5‐nitro‐2‐oxidoisophthalate (L1) trianions, derived from 5‐nitrobenzene‐1,2,3‐tricarboxylic acid (O₂N–H₃L). The phenolate O atoms bridge the two Cu^II ions in the anion. In addition, each Cu^II cation interacts weakly with a symmetry‐related carboxylate O atom of an adjacent L1 ligand, giving a square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. The copper residue forms a ladder‐like linear coordination polymer via L1 ligands. The [Mg(H₂O)₆]²⁺ cations sit on centres of inversion. The polymeric anions, cations and free water molecules are self‐assembled into a three‐dimensional supramolecular network via O—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

Poly[bis(μ‐5‐iodoisophthalato)(methanol)dilead(II)] exhibiting a novel centrosymmetric rhombus‐shaped I4 unit

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Pb₂(C₈H₃IO₄)₂(CH₄O)]_n, contains two Pb^II atoms, two 5‐iodoisophthalate (5‐IIP²⁻) ligands and one coordinated methanol molecule. One Pb atom is eight‐coordinated, surrounded by seven carboxylate O atoms from five 5‐IIP²⁻ ligands and one O atom from the terminal methanol ligand. The other Pb atom is seven‐coordinated in a hemidirected geometry, surrounded by seven carboxylate O atoms from five 5‐IIP²⁻ ligands. Both Pb atoms are connected by carboxylate groups to form a one‐dimensional infinite rod along the a axis; neighbouring rods are further linked by the aromatic rings of 5‐IIP²⁻ to generate the final three‐dimensional structure with channels in the a direction. An O—H...O hydrogen bond between the methanol ligand and one of the carboxylate groups of a 5‐IIP²⁻ ligand stablizes the three‐dimensional framework. Interestingly, a centrosymmetric rhombus‐shaped I₄ unit is formed by four 5‐IIP²⁻ ligands, with I...I distances of 3.8841 (8) and 3.9204 (8) Å.     

Poly[[diaqua(μ3‐3‐nitrophthalato)calcium(II)] monohydrate]

The title 3‐nitrophthalate–calcium coordination polymer, {[Ca(C₈H₃NO₆)(H₂O)₂]·H₂O}_n, crystallizes as a one‐dimensional framework. The Ca^II centre has a distorted pentagonal–bipyramidal geometry, being seven‐coordinated by five O atoms from three different 3‐nitrophthalate groups and by two water molecules, resulting in a one‐dimensional zigzag chain along the a‐axis direction by the interconnection of the four O atoms from the two carboxylate groups. There is a D3 water cluster composed of the coordinated and the solvent water molecules within such chains. Adjacent chains are aggregated into two‐dimensional layers via hydrogen bonds in the c‐axis direction. The whole three‐dimensional structure is further stabilized by weak O—H...O hydrogen bonds between the O atoms of the nitro group and the water molecules.     

Poly[bis(μ4‐benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylato)di‐μ3‐isonicotinato‐dilanthanum(III)]

In the title compound, [La₂(C₈H₄O₄)₂(C₆H₄NO₂)₂]_n, there are two crystallographically independent La centres, both nine‐coordinated in tricapped trigonal prismatic coordination geometries by eight carboxylate O atoms and one pyridyl N atom. The La centres are linked by the carboxylate groups of isonicotinate (IN⁻) and benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate (BDC²⁻) ligands to form La–carboxylate chains, which are further expanded into a three‐dimensional framework with nanometre‐sized channels by La—N bonds. In the construction of the resultant architecture, in tricapped trigonal prismatic coordination geometries by eight carboxylate O atoms and one pyridyl N atom, while the BDC ligands link to four different cations each, displaying penta‐ and heptadentate chelating–bridging modes, respectively.     

Poly[tetra­aqua­di‐μ3‐malonato‐calcium(II)­zinc(II)]

The title complex, [CaZn(C₃H₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₄]_n, is a two‐dimensional polymer and consists of CaO₈ and ZnO₆ polyhedra linked together by malonate ligands. The Ca^II cation, lying on a twofold axis, is coordinated by two water mol­ecules and six malonate O atoms. The Zn^II cation, which lies on an inversion center in an octa­hedral environment, is coordinated by four malonate O atoms in an equatorial arrangement and two water mol­ecules in axial positions. The Zn—O and Ca—O bond lengths are in the ranges 2.0445 (12)–2.1346 (16) and 2.3831 (13)–2.6630 (13) Å, respectively. The structure comprises alternating layers along the [101] plane, the shortest Zn⋯Zn distance being 6.8172 (8) Å. The whole three‐dimensional structure is maintained and stabilized by the presence of hydrogen bonds.     

Poly[[hexaaquabis[μ4‐2‐hydroxy‐5‐(4‐sulfonatophenyldiazenyl)benzoato]dibarium(II)] 4,4′‐bipyridine solvate]

The title compound, {[Ba₂(C₁₃H₈N₂O₆S)₂(H₂O)₆]·C₁₀H₈N₂}_n, possesses a novel two‐dimensional porous coordination network, in which each Ba^II ion is nine‐coordinated by three carboxylate O atoms, two sulfonate O atoms and four water molecules in an irregular coordination environment. Hydrogen‐bond interactions between coordinated water molecules and sulfonate/hydroxyl groups hold the network layers together and produce a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture.     

Poly[bis(μ‐4‐benzoyl‐1‐isonicotinoylthiosemicarbazide‐κ2N:S)dichloridocadmium(II)]

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [CdCl₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₄O₂S)₂]_n, consists of one Cd^II ion located on the crystallographic inversion centre, one 4‐benzoyl‐1‐isonicotinoylthiosemicarbazide ligand and one chloride ligand. The central Cd^II ion adopts a distorted octahedral coordination geometry formed by two pyridyl N atoms of two ligands, two S atoms of two other ligands and two chloride ligands. The thiosemicarbazide ligands act as bridges, linking the metal ions into a two‐dimensional layered structure parallel to the bc plane. Intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π interactions exist between adjacent layers.     

Poly[bis{μ2‐4‐[3,5‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenyl]pyridine}nona‐μ2‐oxido‐tetraoxidocopper(II)tetramolybdenum(VI)]

The title compound, [CuMo₄O₁₃(C₂₁H₁₅N₃)₂]_n, was synthesized by the reaction of ammonium molybdate, copper acetate and 4‐[3,5‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenyl]pyridine (DPPP) in an aqueous medium under hydrothermal conditions. The two unique molybdenum centers and the copper center adopt MoO₄ tetrahedral, MoO₅N octahedral and CuO₄N₂ octahedral geometries, respectively. These polyhedra are connected to each other through corner‐sharing to form a two‐dimensional Cu–Mo–O layer, which is further linked by the DPPP ligands to form the three‐dimensional inorganic–organic hybrid framework.     

Poly[diaqua[μ4‐4‐(isonicotinamido)phthalato]nickel(II)] displaying an sra topology

In the title compound, [Ni(C₁₄H₈N₂O₅)(H₂O)₂]_n, the Ni^II cation is six‐coordinate with a slightly distorted octahedral coordination geometry and the 4‐(isonicotinamido)phthalate ligand links the Ni^II centres into a three‐dimensional structure with sra topology. The structure is also stabilized by N—H...O hydrogen bonding between the uncoordinated amide groups of the ligand and extensive O—H...O hydrogen bonding between the two coordinated water molecules. The magnetic and thermal stability properties of the title compound are also discussed.     

catena‐Poly[copper(II)‐di‐μ‐acetylacetonato‐copper(II)‐bis(μ‐4‐hydroxy‐3‐methoxybenzaldehyde picoloylhydrazonato)] and (acetylacetonato)(4‐methoxybenzaldehyde picoloylhydrazonato)copper(II)

In the two title copper(II) complexes, [CuL(C₅H₇O₂)]_n, (I), and [CuL′(C₅H₇O₂)], (II), respectively, where HL is 4‐hydroxy‐3‐methoxybenzaldehyde picoloylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₂N₃O₃, and HL′ is 4‐methoxybenzaldehyde picoloylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₂N₃O₂, the Cu^II ions display a highly Jahn–Teller‐distorted octahedral and a square‐planar coordination geometry, respectively. In complex (I), two neighbouring Cu^II atoms are bridged by L⁻ and acetylacetonate, alternately, giving rise to a one‐dimensional chain of CuN₂O₄ octahedra interconnected by these two ligands along the a axis. In addition, the hydroxy H atom of the vanillin group connects to the carboxyl O atom of the adjacent chain via an O—H...O hydrogen bond, giving rise to a three‐dimensional supramolecular assembly. Complex (II) displays a discrete structure.