Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex Cu（α-Furacrylic acid）2（phen）

The title complex (C26H18CuN2O6,Mr=517.96) has been synthesized by the reac-tion of α-furanacrylic acid with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in the solvent mixture of water and methanol. Crystal data: monoclinic,space group C2/c with a =2.2927(4),b=1.01248(18),c=1.05061(18) nm,β=111.188(3)o,V=2.274(7) nm3,Dc=1.513 g/cm3,Z=4,F(000)=1060,μ= 1.007mm?1,R=0.0320 and wR=0.0781. The crystal structural analysis shows that the copper atom is coordinated with four oxygen atoms from two α-furacrylic acids and two nitrogen atoms from 1,10-phenanthroline,giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The result of electroche-mical analysis shows that the electron transfer in the electrode reaction is quasi-reversible.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Properties of a Dinuclear Cobalt（II） Complex [Co2（a-furacrylato）4（Phen）2（H2O）]·C2H5OH

A dinuclear cobalt(Ⅱ) complex [Co2(α-furacrylato)4(Phen)2(H2O)]·C2H5OH has been synthesized with α-furacrylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline as the ligands, and its crystal structure was determined. The crystal is of monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a=1.07388(8), b=2.4300(2), c=1.86708(14)nm, β=104.3830(10)o, V=4.719.4(7) nm3 , Dc=1.503 g/cm3 , Z=2, F(000)=2196, GOOF=1.053, the final R=0.0343 and wR=0.0883. The crystal structure shows that two neighboring cobalt(Ⅱ) ions are linked by the bridging coordination of two α-furacrylic acid anions and one water molecule, and their end positions are respectively coordinated with two 1,10-phenanthroline molecules and two α-furacrylic acid anions, forming a dinuclear structure. Both cobalt(Ⅱ) ions adopt hexa-coordinated distorted octahedral geometry. The electrochemical and fluorescence properties of the title complex are also discussed.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of Complex [Cu（C_（14）H_（10）O_4）（C_（12）H_8N_2）_2]·2H_2O

The title complex has been synthesized with 2,2'-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline(phen)in the solvent mixture of water and methanol.It crystallizes(C38H28CuN4O6,Mr = 700.1)in triclinic,space group P1 with a = 1.0868(2),b = 1.2175(2),c = 1.6206(3)nm,α = 110.161(2),β = 102.605(3),γ = 93.667(2)o,V = 1941.6(6)nm3,Dc = 1.198 g/cm3,Z = 2,F(000)= 722,R = 0.0558 and wR = 0.1208.The crystal structure shows that the copper atom is coordinated with one oxygen atom from 2,2'-bphenyl dicarboxylic acid molecule and four nitrogen atoms from two 1,10-phenanthroline molecules,forming a distorted square-pyramidal coordination.The TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable under 160.0 ℃.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of [Ni（phen）3]-（C8H12O4）-（H2O）14

One novel complex [Ni（phen）3],（C8H12O4）·（H2O）14 with hexane dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data： monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 2.3475（5）, b = 1.2208（2）, c = 1.9499（4） nm, β= 114.682（3）°, V = 5.0778（16） nm^3, Dc = 1.339 g/cm^3, Z = 4,μ（MoKa） = 0.458 mm^-1, F（000） = 2168, GOOF = 1.014, R = 0.0401 and wR = 0.0961. The nickel（H） center in the title complex is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms of three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. However, the nickel（Ⅱ） ion does not coordinate to the hexane dicarboxylic acid. The complex molecules form a 3D structure through hydrogen bonds. TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable below 240.0 ℃.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Coordination Compounds CuLCl（H2O） and Ni（L）2 （HL = 2-Carboxy-1,10-phenanthroline）

Two complexes CuLCl（H2O） 1 and Ni（L）2 2 （HL = 2-carboxy-1,10-phenanthroline） have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The structure of 1 has a monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 7.985（2）, b = 16.067（3）, c = 9.694（2） A, β = 98.189（30）°, V= 1231.0（4） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.836 g/cm^3,μ =1.998 mm^-1, F（000） = 684, the final R = 0.0301 and wR = 0.0810. The structure of 2 （C26H14N4NiO10） adopts an orthorhombic system, space group Pbea with a = 9.410（2）, b = 23.2410（5）, c = 23.8680（5） A, V = 5219.9（18） A^3, Z = 8, Mr = 601.12, Dc = 1,530 g/cm^3,μ = 0.809 mm^-1, F（000） = 2448, the final R = 0.0448 and wR = 0.1427. The Cu center of complex 1 exhibits a square pyramidal coordination environment with one oxygen and two nitrogen atoms from deprotonated 2-carboxy-1,10-phenanthroline, one oxygen atom from water and one chloride ion. The Ni center of complex 2 assumes a distorted octahedral coordination geometry consisting of two oxygen atoms and four nitrogen atoms of two deprotonated 2-carboxy-1,10-phenanthroline molecules. Supramolecular assembly has been found via noncovalent bonds, such as hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Fluorescent and Thermal Stability Properties of the Zinc(Ⅱ) Complex [Zn(C_(15)H_(11)O_3)_2(C_(12)H_8N_2)_2]·5H_2O

A new complex has been synthesized with o-methylbenzoyl-benzoic acid(HL) and 1,10-phenanthroline(phen) in the mixture of water and ethanol. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 13.6328(18), b = 17.7876(18), c = 19.998(2), β = 104.720(4)o, C54H48N4O11Zn, Mr = 994.33, V = 4690.2(9)3, Dc = 1.408 g/cm3, Z = 4, F(000) = 2072, μ(MoKα) = 0.59 mm-1, R = 0.0736 and wR = 0.2029. The crystal structure shows that the zinc ions are coordinated with two oxygen atoms from two HL molecules and four nitrogen atoms from two phen molecules, forming distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The fluorescent and thermal stability properties of the complex are studied. The result shows that it has one fluorescent emission band at around 412 nm. In addition, the complex is stable under 210 ℃.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex Mn2（phen）2（p-CBA）4（H2O）

One novel complex Mn2(phen)2(p-CBA)4(H2O) has been hydrothermally syn- thesized from p-chlorobenzoic acid (p-CBA), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and anhydrous man- ganese(Ⅱ) sulfate and then characterized. Crystal data for this complex: monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a = 2.3416(3), b = 1.5604(2), c =1.5605(2) nm, β = 121.048(2)o, V = 4.8849(12) nm3, Dc = 1.510 g/cm3, Mr = 555.26, Z = 8, μ = 0.798 mm-1, F(000) = 2256, GOOF = 1.032, the final R = 0.0393 and wR = 0.0816. The crystal structure shows that two neighboring manganese(Ⅱ ) ions are linked together by two bridge-chelating p-chlorobenzoic groups and one bridging water molecule, forming a cage structure with the Mn–Mn bond distance of 0.3512 nm. Each manganese(Ⅱ ) ion is coordinated by two nitrogen atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule and four oxygen atoms from three p-chlorobenzoic acid anions and one water molecule, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltammetric behavior of the complex was also investigated.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex Zn（phen）（m-CBA）2（H2O）

A novel complex Zn(phen)(m-CBA)2(H2O) with m-chlorobenzoic acid (m-CBA), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and zinc chloride has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data for this complex: triclinic, space group P1, a = 0.8361(5), b = 1.2455(7), c = 1.3107(7) nm, α = 115.637(8), β = 91.014(9), γ = 104.857(8)o, V = 1.1763(11) nm3, Dc = 1.623 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 584, GOOF = 1.078, the final R = 0.0453 and wR = 0.1192. Structure analysis shows that the zinc ion coordinates with two nitrogen atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule, three oxygen atoms from two m-chlorobenzoic acid molecules and one water molecule, giving a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the complex was also investigated.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of a One-dimensional Chain Coordination Polymer [Cu（phen）（2,4,6-TMBA）2（H2O）]n

A one-dimensional chain coordination polymer [Cu（phen）（2,4,6-TMBA）2（H2O）]n has been synthesized by reacting 2,4,6-trimethyl-benzoic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline and Cu（Ⅱ） perchlorate and its structure was characterized. Crystal data for this complex： tetragonal, space group I41, a = 2.0293（3）, b = 2.0293（3）, c = 1.3758（2） nm, α =β= γ = 90°, V= 5.6657（13） nm3, Dc= 1.379 g/cm3, Z = 8, μ（MoKa） = 0.815 mm-1, Mr = 588.14, F（000） = 2456, S = 1.047, R = 0.0459 and wR = 0.1053. The crystal structure shows that two neighboring Cu（Ⅱ） ions are linked together by one bridging-chelating 2,4,6-trimethyl-benzoic group, forming a one-dimensional chain structure. Each Cu（Ⅱ） ion is coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule, three oxygen atoms from three 2,4,6-trimethyl-benzoic acid molecules and one oxygen atom from one water molecule, giving a six-coordinate distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltammetry behavior of the complex was also investigated.     

Crystal Structure,Electrochemical and Fluorescent Properties of a New Cadmium（II） Complex [Cd（C12H6O4N2）（Phen）2（H2O）]·3H2O

A new Cd（II） complex [Cd（C12H6OaN2）（Phen）ffH2O）]＇3H2O with 2,2＂-bipyridine- 3,3＂-dicarboxylic acid as a ligand has been synthesized. Crystal data for the title complex are as follows： monoclinic, space group P2dn, a = 12.8458（5）, b = 17.9131（7）, c = 15.2960（6） A, β = 111.7430（10）°, V = 3269.3（2） A3, Dc = 1.581 g/cm3, Z = 4,/a（MoKa） = 0.731 mm-1, F（000） = 1580, the R = 0.0244 and wR = 0.0605. In the title complex, the central Cd（ll） ion is located in a distorted octahedral coordination environment. The electrochemical and fluorescent properties of the title complex were studied. The results show that the electron transfer of the title complex is irreversible in the electrode reaction and it has a broad emission peak in the range of 470-508 nm with the excitation wavelength of 488 nm.     

Macro-, Micro-, Nano- and Crystal Structures of a Homodinuclear Complex [NH3（ CH2）3NH3]2{Na2[（C6H4O2）2]（C6H4O2H）2}

A homodinuclear complex （NH3CH2CH2CH2NH3）2 {Na2[（C6H4O2）2] （C6H4O2H）2} （1） has been synthesized by a solution-based self-assembly route. It crystallized in monoclinic system with space group P21/c. Every sodium ion coordinates in a tetragonal prism fashion with two O atoms of a terminal chelating catecholate ligand and three O atoms from two bridging catecholate ligands. Two neighboring NaO5 tetragonal prisms are edge-shared and centrosymmetric with regard to the inversion center to form a binuclear cluster {Na2[（C6H4O2）2]（C6H4OOH）2}^4- anion. The complex anions were aligned parallelly by n-n interaction and linked with the protonated 1,3-propylenediamine through hydrogen bonds which were assembled into a multi-lamellar structure with channels. The crystal exhibits rectangular geometry with an interior triangle hollow structure under optical microscopy. And the scanning electron microscopy （SEM） indicates that the wall of the tubes shows multi-lamella morphologies. Further, the transmission electron microscopy （TEM） reveals that the crystal is composed of multi-lamellar nano-tubes with diameters less than 100 nm. The molecular structure of the complex was compared with that of its isomer complex 2.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Properties of the Cobalt（II） Complex of Methy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic Acid

A new cobalt complex Co（C10H8N2）（H2O）3[C9H11O2（COO）] with methy-5-norbor- nene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride acid （MNA） and 2,2＇-bipyridine as ligands has been synthesized in the mixed solvents of ethanol and water. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with α = 13.0430（13）, b = 21.014（2）, c = 7.5151（7） ？, β = 102.319（2）o, V = 2012.4（3） A3, Dc = 1.529 g/cm3, Z = 4, F（000） = 964, GOOF = 1.051, the final R= 0.0457 and wR= 0.0974. The crystal structure shows that the cobalt ion is coordinated with four oxygen atoms from one MNA molecule and three water molecules together with two nitrogen atoms from the 2,2＇-bipyridine molecule, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The thermal stabilityand electrochemical properties have studied in this paper.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Copper（Ⅱ） Complex with Benzilic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new complex [Cu（phen）3][（C6H4）2C（OH）COO]2·6H2O was prepared by selfassembly of benzilic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline （phen）, and copper perchlorate. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1-, with a = 1.14661（17）, b = 1.6455（2）, c = 1.6457（2） nm, α= 74.779（2）, β = 74.904（3）, γ = 84.424（3）°, V = 2.8914（7） nm^3, Dc = 1.340 g/cm^3, Z = 2, F（000） = 1218, GOOF = 1.018, the final R = 0.0643 and wR= 0.1633. The crystal structure shows that the copper ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from six 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of a Cadmium（Ⅱ） Complex with α-Furoic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new cadmium complex [Cd（phen）3]·（ClO4）2·（α-FRA）-（H2O）3 was prepared by self-assembly of α-furoic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline （phen）, and cadmium perchlorate. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n, with a = 1.28130（15）, b = 2.5957（3）, c = 1.35449（16） nm, β = 109.395（2）°, V = 4.2492（9） nm^3, Dc = 1.491 g/cm^3, Z = 4, F（000） = 1926, GOOF = 1.023, the final R = 0.0729 and wR = 0.2086. The crystal structure analysis indicates that the cadmium ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from six 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the complex was also investigated.     

Crystal Structure,Thermal Behavior and Luminescence of a One-dimensional Coordination Polymer [Zn（4-CPOA）（Phen）（H2O）]n

A novel coordination polymer of [Zn（4-CPOA）（Phen）（H2O）]n （C21H16N2O6Zn,1,4-CPOA = 4-carboxylato-phenoxyacetate dianion and Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,IR,TG,PL and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group of P1 with a = 9.622（3）,b = 9.631（3）,c = 11.526（4）A,α = 67.719（5）,β = 71.203（5）,γ = 83.552（6）o,V = 935.5（5） A^3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.625 g/cm^3,μ = 1.357 mm^-1 and F（000） = 468. The Zn（II） ion is surrounded by three carboxylate O atoms from two different 4-CPOA groups,two N atoms from the Phen ligand and one water molecule,forming a distorted octahedral coordination configuration. The Zn（II） ions were alternately interlinked by carboxylate groups of 4-CPOA with chelating bisbidentate and monodentate modes into a one-dimensional zigzag chain having an intrachain distance of ca. 9.631（1） . Under the direction of supramolecular recognition and attraction,the adjacent chains yield a double-stranded chain through π-π stacking between the phen ligands,which was further expanded into a 2-D framework via strong C–H–π interaction （ca. 2.95（1） ） between the 4-CPOA ligands and into a 3-D supramolecular network by strong hydrogen bond between terminal water molecule and carboxyl group. TG/DTG shows that its chain skeleton is thermally stable up to 419 oC and the blue fluorescent emission of the complex was determined at 471 nm in a solid state with its long decay lifetime of 1.83 ns.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2

One new cadmium complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2 has been hydro- thermally synthesized by reacting p-methylbenzoic acid (p-MBA), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and cadmium perchlorate. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P, with a = 1.2809(3), b = 1.3431(3), c = 1.3734(3) nm, α = 84.259(4), β = 71.603(3), γ = 74.424(3)o, V = 2.1594(8) nm3, Dc = 1.532 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 1008, μ = 0.697 mm-1, R = 0.0646 and wR = 0.1648. The crystal structure shows that the cadmium ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The result of electrochemical property analysis shows that the electron transfer in the electrode reaction is irreversible.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of [Ni(phen)3]·(C8H12O4)·(H2O)14

One novel complex [Ni(phen)3]·(C8H12O4)·(H2O)14 with hexane dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 2.3475(5), b = 1.2208(2), c = 1.9499(4) nm, β = 114.682(3)o, V = 5.0778(16) nm3, Dc = 1.339 g/cm3, Z = 4, μ(MoKα) = 0.458 mm-1, F(000) = 2168, GOOF = 1.014, R = 0.0401 and wR = 0.0961. The nickel(Ⅱ) center in the title complex is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms of three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. However, the nickel(Ⅱ) ion does not coordinate to the hexane dicarboxylic acid. The complex molecules form a 3D structure through hydrogen bonds. TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable below 240.0 ℃.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of a One-dimensional Chain Coordination Polymer [Mn（phen）（2,4,6-TMBA）2（H2O）]n

A one-dimensional chain-like coordination polymer [Mn(phen)(2,4,6-TMBA)2(H2O)]n has been synthesized from 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline and anhydrous manga- nese(Ⅱ ) sulfate and then characterized. Crystal data for this complex: tetragonal, space group I41, a = 2.05643(16), b = 2.05643(16), c = 1.3939(2) nm, V = 5.8946(11) nm3, Mr = 579.54, Z = 8, Dc = 1.306 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.490 mm-1, F(000) = 2424, S = 0.985, the final R = 0.0411 and wR = 0.0950. The Flack factor is -0.01(2). The crystal structure shows that two neighboring man- ganese(Ⅱ ) ions are linked together by one bridge-chelating 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic group, forming a one-dimensional chain structure. The manganese(Ⅱ ) ion is coordinated with two nitrogen atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline, three oxygen atoms from three 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acids and one water oxygen atom, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the complex was also investigated.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of One-dimensional Chain Coordination Polymer [Co（Ⅱ）（C6H5CH=CHCOOH）2（4,4＇-bipy）（H2O）5]n

A one-dimensional chain coordination polymer [Co（Ⅱ）（C6H5CH--CHCOOH）2（4,4＇- bipy）（H20）5]n has been synthesized with cinnamylic acid, 4,4＇-bipy and cobaltous chloride as raw materials. Crystal data for this complex： monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 1.1481（3）, b = 1.1230（2）, c = 1.1759（3） nm, β = 97.054（4）^o, V= 1.5046（6） nm^3, Mr= 617.50, Dc = 1.363 g/cm^3, Z = 2, ,u（MoKa） = 0.627 mm^-1, F（000） = 646, S = 1.062, R 0.0443 and wR = 0.1178. The crystal structure shows that two neighboring cobalt（ID ions are linked together by one 4,4＇-bipy, and the whole complex molecule adopts a one-dimensional chain structure. Each cobalt（H） ion is coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from two 4,4＇-bipy molecules and four oxygen atoms from four water molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The electrochemical properties were analyzed by combining with the crystal structure.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Complex Mn2（phen）2（p-MBA）4（H2O）

A novel Mn（Ⅱ） complex Mn2（phen）2（p-MBA）4（H2O） has been hydrothermally synthesized by the reaction of p-methyl benzoic acid （p-MBA） with 1,10-phenanthroline （phen）. Crystal data for this complex： monoclinic, space group C2/c, a= 2.3328（3）, b =1.5549（2）, c = 1.5557（2） nm, β = 121.726（2）°, V= 4.7997（11） nm^3, Mr = 1028.85, Dc = 1.424 g/cm^3, Z = 4, F（000） = 2128, μ（MoKa） = 0.590mm^-1, GOOF = 1.060, R = 0.0333 and wR = 0.0767. In the crystal, each Mn（Ⅱ） ion is coordinated by two nitrogen atoms from one o-phenanthroline molecule, three oxygen atoms from three p-methyl benzoic acids and one oxygen atom from one water molecule, giving a six-coordinate distorted octahedral coordination geometry. Two neighboring Mn（Ⅱ） ions are bridged by two p-methyl benzoic acid groups and one water molecule, and their end positions are respectively coordinated by one 1,10-phenanthroline and one p-methyl benzoic acid molecule, giving a binuclear cage structure, of which the Mn（Ⅱ）…Mn（Ⅱ） distance is 0.3502 nm.