Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Cytotoxic Property of Di（μ1”,1”-azide）bis（4-nitro-2-（3＇-dimethylaminon-propylimino）methylenephenolate）dizinc（Ⅱ）

The title azide-bridged dinuclear Schiff base zinc(Ⅱ) complex [Zn2(C12H16N3O3)2-(μ1,1-N3)2] was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group F21/n with a = 8.736(2), b = 14.850(3), c = 11.775(2) (A), β = 102.42(3)°, V= 1491.8(5) (A)3, Z= 2, Dc = 1.593 g/cm3, Mr = 715.36, λ(MoKα) = 0.71073 (A), μ = 1.669 mm-1, F(000) = 736, the final R = 0.0338 and wR = 0.0789. A total of 3411 unique reflections were collected, of which 2777 with Ⅰ＞2σ(Ⅰ) were observed. The molecule of the complex is located on a crystallographic inversion centre. Each Zn atom in the complex is five-coordinated by one Schiff base ligand and two bridging azide groups, forming a trigonal bipyramidal configuration. The Zn…Zn distance is 3.328(2) (A). In the crystal structure, molecules are linked through intermolecular C-H…N hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the bc plane. The complex shows low cytotoxic property to both normal and carcinoma cells.     

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.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Cu（Ⅱ） Dithiocarbamate Complex CuI（prdtc）（phen）

A new mononuclear Cu（Ⅱ） dithiocarbamate complex CuI（prdtc）（phen） 1 （prdtc = N-pyrrolidinyldithiocarbamate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 8.7110（9）, b = 14.7143（14）, c = 14.8507（15） A, β = 109.721（6）°, V = 1791.9（3） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.916 g/cm3, CI7H16CulN3S2, Mr = 516.89, λ（MoKa） = 0.71073A,μ = 3.178 mm^-1, F（000） = 1012, the final R = 0.0369 and wR = 0.0987. A total of 4082 unique reflections were collected, of which 2916 with I 〉 2σ（I） were observed. The Cu（Ⅱ） atom is five-coordinated in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry by one I atom in the apical position, two S atoms from a prdtc ligand and two N atoms from a phen ligand in the basal plane. There exist face-to-face aromatic π-π stacking interactions between adjacent phen ligands stabilizing the structure and making the complex assemble into a 1D structure along the a axis. It can be concluded that the difference of the dtc flexibility and reaction conditions result in the structural difference between complex 1 and CuI（dmdtc）（phen） （dmdtc = N, N-dimethyldithiocarbamate）.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Di-μ1,1-azido-bis((azido)[N-ethyl-N''-(1-pyridin-2-ylmethylidene)ethane-1,2-diamino]cadmium(Ⅱ))

The dinuclear Schiff base cadmium(Ⅱ) complex [Cd2(C10H15N3)2(N3)2 (μ1,1-N3)2] was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and single-crystal X-ray dif- fraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 10.819(2), b = 11.058(2), c = 12.766(3)(A), β = 102.456(2)°, V = 1491.3(7)(A)3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.665 g/cm3, Mr = 747.42, λ(MoKα) = 0.71073 (A), μ = 1.470 mm-1, F(000) = 744, R = 0.0307 and wR = 0.0584. A total of 3420 unique reflections were collected, of which 2575 with Ⅰ ＞ 2σ(Ⅰ) were observed. There is a crystallographic inversion centre at the midpoint of the two metal atoms in the complex. Each CdⅡ atom in the complex is in a distorted octahedral coordination. The molecules in the crystal are linked through the intermolecular hydrogen bonds of N-H…N and C-H…N, forming a three- dimensional network.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of catena-Poly[[[2,4-dibromo-6-[（3-dimethylaminopropylimino）-methyl]phenolato]copper（II）]-μ-azido]

A novel end-to-end azido-bridged polynuclear Schiff-base copper（II） complex, [Cu（C12H15Br2N2O）（N3）]n, was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pbcn with a = 24.588（5）, b = 10.377（2）, c = 13.022（3） A, V= 3322.6（12） A^3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.874 g/cm^3, Mr = 468.65, λ（MoKa） = 0.71073 A,μ = 6.130 mm^-1, F（000） = 1832, R = 0.0637 and wR = 0.1176. The Cu atom in the complex is five-coordinated in a square pyramidal geometry by three donor atoms of the Schiff-base ligand, and two N atoms from two bridging azide ligands. The [2,4-dibromo-6-[（3-dimethylaminopropylimino）methyl]phenolato]copper（II） units are linked by the bridging azide ligands, giving zigzag polymeric chains with backbones of the [--Cu-N-N-N--Cu]n type running along the b axis.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Binuclear Copper（Ⅱ） Complex, [Cu（paba）Cl]

A novel binuclear Cu（Ⅱ） complex [Cu（paba）Cl] （pabaH = 2-（2-pyridylmethylimine）benzenesulfonic acid） has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal of the title complex crystallizes in a monoclinic system, space group P21/n, with a = 6.8165（7）, b = 15.3073（16）, c = 12.3795（13） A^°, β= 95.0160（10）°, V= 1286.8（2） A^°^3, Mr = 360.26, Dc= 1.860 g/cm^3,μ = 2.074 mm^-1, F（000） = 724, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0252 and wR = 0.0675 for 2395 observed reflections with I 〉 20（I）. The title complex is centrosymmetric and a pair of chlorides act as μ2-bridges to link two Cu（Ⅱ） ions forming a binuclear complex. Every Cu（Ⅱ） ion is five-coordinated by pyridyl N, imine N and sulfonate O atoms of the tridentate paba ligand as well as two bridging Cl^-, constructing the distorted square-pyramidal geometry. In the structure extensive hydrogen bonds and weak π-π stacking stabilize the solid structures, through which the complex builds its 3-dimensional supramolecular structure.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Three-dimensional Manganese（Ⅱ） Complex （tataH）2[Mn（pydc）2]·4H2O （tata = 2,4,6-Trlamino-1,3,5-trlazine,pydcH2 =Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic Acid）

A manganese（Ⅱ） complex （tataH）2[Mn（pydc）2]·4H2O （C20H28MBN14O12, Mr = 711.50, tata = 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine, pydcH2 = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid） has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1^-, with a = 9.9847（3）, b = 10.9813（3）, c = 15.2616（5）A, a = 101.5310（10）, β = 90.2610（10）, γ = 116.4600（ 10）% V = 1459.44（8）A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.619 g/cm^3,μ = 0.539 mm^-1, F（000） = 734, the final R = 0.0292 and wR = 0.0745. In the crystal the Mnn atom is six-coordinated by four carbonyl oxygen atoms and two pyridine nitrogen atoms from two tridentate pydc ligands to furnish a distorted octahedral geometry. The complex shows the A…D…D＇…A＇ H-bonded tetramer. The molecules are packed in a three-dimensional framework structure by the combination of O-H…O, N-H…O and N-H…N hydrogen bonds between （tataH）^＋, [Mn（pydc）2]^2- and crystal water.     

Crystal Structure, Thermal Stability and Luminescence of Coordination Polymer [Cd（BBP）（p-PDOA）]n

Hydrothermal reaction of Cd（NO3）2·4H2O with bbp and p-PDOAH2 at 140 ℃ yielded a novel 1D cadmium（Ⅱ） coordination polymer, [Cd（bbp）（p-PDOA）]n （bbp=2,6-bis（benzimidazol-2-yl）pyridine, p-PDOA=p-phenylenedioxydiacetate dianion）, in which CdN3O4 pentagonal bipyramids were linked by p-PDOA ligands in a bis-bidentate mode to construct a zigzag chain with the adjacent Cd…Cd distance of 1.14（1） nm, There exists a 2D supramolecular network linked by π-π stacking with a face-to-face distance of 0.35（1） nm between the 2,6-bis（benzimidazol-2-yl） pyridine ligands and hydrogen-bonding interactions （0.27（4） nm）. A 3D supramolecular network was further constructed by these non-covalent interactions between the zippers. The TG/DTG showed that its chain skeleton was thermally stable up to 389 ℃ and the blue fluorescent emission of the complex was determined at 428 nm in a solid state with its long decay lifetime of 7.24 ns.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Crystal Structure Determination of a Thiocyanato Bridged One-dimensional Polymeric Complex of Cadmium（Ⅱ）

A new one-dimensional polymeric complex [Cd（SCN）2（H2O）]L （L = N,N′-bis（furan- 2-ylmethylene）hydrazine） has been synthesized and characterized by IR, UV spectra, TG-DTA technique and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in triclinic, pace group P1^- with a = 5.9268（8）, b = 10.8678（15）, c = 13.3671（19） A, α = 109.295（2）, β = 95.092（2）, γ = 97.8580（10）°, V = 796.70（19）A^3, Z = 2, C12H10CdN4O3S2, Mr = 434.76, μ = 1.648 mm^-1, Dc = 1.812 g/cm^3, F（000） = 428, R = 0.0308 and wR = 0.0769. The crystal structure reveals that the structure of [Cd（SCN）2（H2O）]n features di-μ-1,3-thiocyante bridges and 1D chains. The octahedrally coordinated Cd atom is surrounded by one oxygen atom from water molecule, three S atoms and two N atoms from five di-μ-1,3 thiocyanato bridges. The Cd atoms are connected by two di-μ-1,3 thiocyanato bridges with the Cd（1）…Cd（1A） separation of 4.239（1） A and Cd（1）...Cd（1B） of 5.852（1）/~. In addition, the one-dimensional straight chain structure is further connected by multiform intermolecular N-H…O hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions to form a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Co（ Ⅱ ） Complex with Taurine-5-methyl-2-hydroxyisophthalaldehyde Schiff Bases [Co（C13H16N2O7S2）（H2O）3]2·H2O

The title complex [CoL（H20）3]2·H2O （C26H46N4O21S4CO2）, where L = taurine-5- methyl-2-hydroxyisophthalaldehydes, has been synthesized and characterized by IR and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal of the complex belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1, with a = 11.197（4）, b = 13.309（5）, c = 14.486（5） ]A, a = 78.827（13）,β = 70.547（11）, γ = 81.058（13）°, Mr = 996.77, S = 1.08, V= 1987.2（13） A3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.666 g/cm3, F（000） = 1032,μ = 1.131 mm^-1, R = 0.0633 and wR = 0.1293. According to the structural analysis, the Co（ Ⅱ ） ion adopts a slightly distorted six-coordinated octahedral geometry. One N atom of the Schiff base of each molecule was hydrogenated to form hydrogen bond with O atom. Two coterminous molecules packed in one crystal water molecule are linked by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, thus generating an infinite chain constructed by hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Ni（Ⅱ） Complex

A new nickel（Ⅱ） complex, C34H38N8NiO4, has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.715（5）, b = 12.328（5）, c =11.113（5）A, β= 92.589（5）°, Z = 2, Dc = 1.411 g/cm^3,μ = 0.658 mml, the final R = 0.0427 and wR = 0.1099 for 2229 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The complex is a centrosymmetric plane in which nickel（Ⅱ） is coordinated in a regular octahedron to the ligand phenytoin through the nitrogen atoms of ethylenediamine, imine and amine. The complex was valued for its antimicrobial activity against bacterial strands using the agar diffusion method, and found to be active against the four test bacterial organisms. Preliminary screening for antimicrobial activities showed that the title complex is quite active against standard strains of Salmonella species, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus pumilus and Eschierichia coli.     

A New Dinuclear Cu（Ⅱ） Complex of a Ligand with Benzimidazole Group - Synthesis and Crystal Structure

A new dinuclear copper complex, [Cu（C9H11N3）Cl2]2（C18H22Cl4Cu2N6）, has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray structure determination. It crystallizes in the triclinic P1^- space group with a = 7.526（3）, b = 9.473（4）, c = 9.535（3）A, α = 117.214（10）, β = 108.251（9）, γ = 91.560（6）°, V = 562.3（4）A^3, Z = 1, Mr = 591.30, F（000） = 298, Dc = 1.746 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 2.385 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0577 and wR = 0.1248 for 2188 unique reflections with 1629 observed ones （Ⅰ〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. In the title complex, each copper（Ⅱ） atom is located at the center of a distorted trigonal bipyramid of five coordination atoms （two nitrogen and three chlorine atoms）. Two copper（Ⅱ） atoms were bridged by two chlorine anions （Cl（2） and Cl（2a）） to form a Cu（Ⅱ）-Cu（Ⅱ） binuclear entity with the distance between two copper（Ⅱ） atoms of 3.398 （A）.     

A Porous 3D Supramolecular Architecture of Cd（II） Complex with Water Clusters as Pillars

A supramolecular complex of Cd（II） with 1D water tapes as pillars[Cd2（dpa）2（phen）2（H2O）2]·6H2O 1 （H2dpa = diphenic acid, phen = phenanthroline）, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P1^- with a = 9.7029（4）, b = 11.9601（5）, c = 12.1788（4） A, α = 71.6990（10）, β = 71.8740（10）, γ = 74.4680（10）°, V = 1252.39（8） A^3, C52H48Cd2N4O16, Mr = 1209.76, Z= 1, Dc = 1.604 g/cm^3,μ = 0.925 mm^-1, F（000） = 612, R = 0.0679 and wR = 0.2514 for 3870 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Two intramolecular Cd（II） centers of this complex are encircled by two dpa^2- ligands forming an 18-membered ring, which is further assembled into a pillared three-dimensional （3D） supramolecular architecture through the synergetic effect of intermolecular face-to-face π…π stacking and weak O-H…O hydrogen-bonding interactions. Moreover, this complex exhibits photoluminescence with the main emission bands located at about 456 nm upon excitation at 355 nm in the solid state at room temperature.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and DNA Binding Properties of Dinuclear Copper（Ⅱ） Complex [Cu2（TATP）2（L-Leu）2（CIO4）2]2·2H2O

A dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex[Cu2（TATP）2（L-Leu）2（CIO4）2]2·2H2Owas synthesized and characterized, where, TATP=1,4,8,9-tetraazatriphenylene, and L-Leu=L-leucinate. The complex was crystallized in the triclinic space group P1, with two independent molecules in a unit cell. Two Cu（Ⅱ） ions in each complex [Cu2（TATP）2（L-Leu）2（CIO4）2] molecule were found to be in different coordination geometries, i.e., Cu2 or Cu4 of a distorted square-pyramidal geometry coordinated with two nitrogens of TATP, the amino nitrogen and one carboxylate oxygen of L-Leu and one oxygen of perchlorate, and Cul or Cu3 with an octahedral geometry coordinated with the above stated similar coordinated atoms, and another carboxylate oxygen of L-Leu coordinating to Cu2 or Cu4. The complex can interact with CT-DNA by an intercalative mode and cleave pBR322 DNA in the presence of ascorbate.     

四氯合钯(Ⅱ)酸双{[4-溴-2，6-二(N，N-二乙基氨基亚甲基)吡啶基]氯化钯(Ⅱ)}的合成及晶体结构

A palladium（Ⅱ） complex, [PdLCl]2· [PdCl4], [L=4-bromo-2,6-bis（N,N-diethylaminomethylene）pyridine], was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray analysis. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic system with space group Cc, a=0.845 1（17） nm, b=1.836 5（4） nm, c=2.715 8（5） nm,β=93.99（3）°, V=4.204 8（15） nm^3, Z=4, R,=0.037 7 and wR2=0.076 9. The coordination geometry of the Pd atom in the cation is a slightly distorted square planar, with one pyridyl N and two N atoms of the diethylamine ligand, together with one Cl atom. The dihedral angle between the square planar （N3PdCl） and the pyridyl ring is 10.3（4）°. CCDC： 623421.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Coordination Polymer [Zn（p-pdoa）（bbp）]n with a One-dimensional Helical Chain

The coordination polymer [Zn（p-pdoa）4（bbp）]n 1 （p-pdoa = p-phenylenedioxydiacetate dianion and bbp = 2,6-bis（benzimidazol-2-yl）pyridine） has been synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The title complex crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1^- with a = 7.8383（2）, b = 12.6610（4）, c = 13.1792（5）A, a = 84.433（2）,β = 74.2980（1）, γ = 87.4290（1）°, V = 1252.93（7）A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.593 g/cm^3,/z = 1.038 mm^-1, F（000） = 616, the final R = 0.0361 and wR = 0.1139. The Zn（Ⅱ） atom assumes a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry, involving two carboxyl O atoms from two different p-pdoa ligands and three N atoms from the bbp ligand. The Zn（Ⅱ） atom is alternately interlinked by p-pdoa ligands in a bismonodentate mode into a helical chain with a long pitch of 12.661 A and the adjacent Zn…Zn distance of 11.056 and 12.245 A. There exists a 2D supramolecular framework linked by π-π stacking （3.312 A） between adjacent benzimidazoles of bbp ligands and intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions between the uncoordinated carboxylate oxygen atoms （O（2）, 0（5）） and the uncoordinated imidazolyl N atoms （N…O distances 2.706 and 2.786 A）. There also exist two interlayer π-π stacking interactions of 3.299 A between adjacent central pyridines of bbp ligand and 3.176 A between the phenyl groups of p-pdoa ligand. Such π-π stacking interactions extend the two-dimensional layers into a 3D supramolecular network.     

Crystal Structure and Magnetic and Fluorescent Properties of a New Copper（II） Complex Cu2（L）4（2,2＇-bipy）2（H2O）2

A new copper（II） complex Cu2（L）a（2,2＇-bipy）2（H2O）2 （1） has been synthesized with 2-benzoylbenzoic acid （HL） and 2,2＇-bipyridin as ligands. The crystal belongs to a monoclinic system with space group Cc, a = 13.9979（II）, b = 15.9888（13）, c = 30.306（3） A, β = 100.8700（10）°, V= 6661.1（10） A3, Dc= 1.372 g/cm3, Z = 8, F（000） = 2840, the final GOOF = 1.018, R= 0.0685, and wR= 0.1731. There are two mononuclear Cu（L）2（2,2＇-bipy）（H20） units in the crystal of 1. Each Cu（II） cation is coordinated by five atoms. The magnetic and fluorescent properties of 1 were studied. The results show that 1 exhibits weak paramagnetism, and when the excitation wavelength is at 616 nm, it has an intense fluorescent emission band around 482 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.     

N-乙基-1，10-菲罗啉-2-甲胺镍(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、晶体结构及性质研究(英)

A novel ligand N-ethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-2-methanamine and its Ni(Ⅱ) complex have been synthesized. The crystal structure of the complex has been determined by X-ray diffraction method. The Ni(Ⅱ) is five-coordinated by three nitrogen atoms from the ligand and two Cl^- anions in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal environment: the N(2), Cl(1) and Cl(2) in equatorial plane; the N(1) and N(3) in axial positions. The UV-spectra and IR-spectra of the ligand and its Ni(Ⅱ) complex were recorded and discussed. The thermodynamic properties of the ligand with various bivalent metals were studied by potentiometric titrations and the order of the stability constants is in agreement with the Irving-Williams order in coordination chemistry. CCDC: 221750.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Lanthanum（Ⅲ） 4-Cyanobenzoate Complex

A new dinuclear La（Ⅲ） complex [La2（4-cba）4[H（4-cba）2]2（phen）2（H2O）4] （4-Hcba = 4-cyanobenzoic acid and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） 1 has been synthesized by solvothermal reaction in an ethanol/water mixed solution at 100 ℃ and structurally characterized by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data： C88H58La2N12O20, Mr = 1881.28, triclinic P1, a = 7.518（3）, b = 17.033（6）, c = 17.551（6）A, α = 115.333（4）, β = 92.9910（10）, γ = 99.366（5）°, V = 1985.3（12）A^3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.574 g/cm^3, F（000） = 944 μ = 1.145 mm^–1, the final R = 0.0281 and wR = 0.0686 for 6708 reflections with Ⅰ 〉 2σ（I）. In 1, two nine-coordinated La（Ⅲ） ions are connected by two 4-cba ligands in a syn-syn bidentate coordination mode, and the other six 4-cba ligands terminate the La（Ⅲ） ions, resulting in an isolated dinuclear structure. Two different types of intramolecular hydrogen bonds, asymmetrical O-H…O and symmetrical O…H…O, exist in the crystal. The title complex molecules are connected through hydrogen bonds and weak π-π stacking interactions to generate a 2-D layered network. The thermogravimetric analysis of 1 has also been discussed.