A two‐dimensional coordination polymer containing a two‐dimensional zinc–carboxylate layer constructed from helical chains: poly[(μ4‐benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylato)zinc(II)]

The title compound, [Zn(C₈H₄O₄)]_n, consists of one Zn^II cation and one benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate dianion (BDC²⁻) as the building unit. The Zn^II cation is four‐coordinated by four carboxylate O atoms from four dianionic BDC²⁻ ligands in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The Zn^II cations are linked by the BDC²⁻ ligands to generate a structure featuring two‐dimensional zinc–carboxylate layers containing left‐ and right‐handed helical chains. The two‐dimensional layers are stacked along the a direction. The thermal stability of the title compound has been studied.     

A chiral interdigitated supramolecular network assembled from single‐stranded helical tubes

The amino‐functionalized helical chiral one‐dimensional coordination polymer catena‐poly[[bis(pyridine‐κN)zinc(II)]‐μ‐2‐aminobenzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato‐κ⁴O¹,O^1′:O⁴,O^4′], [Zn(C₈H₅NO₄)(C₅H₅N)₂]_n, has an extended structure that is assembled from 2‐aminobenzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate anions and Zn²⁺ cations and which presents a left‐handed 4₃ helix with a pitch of 25.6975 (9) Å. All the pyridine rings and all the amino groups point away from the helix to generate a hollow tube with a cross‐section of approximately 8 × 8 Å running parallel to the crystallographic c direction. Each single‐stranded helix is interdigitated with four neighbouring helices via N—H...O hydrogen bonds, which gives rise to a dense homochiral three‐dimensional supramolecular network.     

Two‐dimensional ZnII and one‐dimensional CoII coordination polymers based on benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate and pyridine ligands

Coordination polymers constructed from metal ions and organic ligands have attracted considerable attention owing to their diverse structural topologies and potential applications. Ligands containing carboxylate groups are among the most extensively studied because of their versatile coordination modes. Reactions of benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylic acid (H₂BDC) and pyridine (py) with Zn^II or Co^II yielded two new coordination polymers, namely, poly[(μ₄‐benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato‐κ⁴O:O′:O′′:O′′′)(pyridine‐κN)zinc(II)], [Zn(C₈H₄O₂)(C₅H₅N)]_n, (I), and catena‐poly[aqua(μ₃‐benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato‐κ³O:O′:O′′)bis(pyridine‐κN)cobalt(II)], [Co(C₈H₄O₂)(C₅H₅N)₂(H₂O)]_n, (II). In compound (I), the Zn^II cation is five‐coordinated by four carboxylate O atoms from four BDC²⁻ ligands and one pyridine N atom in a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. Four carboxylate groups bridge two Zn^II ions to form centrosymmetric paddle‐wheel‐like Zn₂(μ₂‐COO)₄ units, which are linked by the benzene rings of the BDC²⁻ ligands to generate a two‐dimensional layered structure. The two‐dimensional layer is extended into a three‐dimensional supramolecular structure with the help of π–π stacking interactions between the aromatic rings. Compound (II) has a one‐dimensional double‐chain structure based on Co₂(μ₂‐COO)₂ units. The Co^II cations are bridged by BDC²⁻ ligands and are octahedrally coordinated by three carboxylate O atoms from three BDC²⁻ ligands, one water O atom and two pyridine N atoms. Interchain O—H…O hydrogen‐bonding interactions link these chains to form a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture.     

A helical zinc(II) coordination polymer assembled from 1,3‐bis[(pyridin‐3‐yl)methoxy]benzene and benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylic acid

In catena‐poly[[aqua[1,3‐bis(pyridine‐3‐ylmethoxy)benzene‐κN]zinc(II)]‐μ₂‐benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato‐κ²O¹:O⁴], [Zn(C₈H₄O₄)(C₁₈H₁₆N₂O₂)(H₂O)]_n, each Zn^II centre is tetrahedrally coordinated by two O atoms of bridging carboxylate groups from two benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate anions (denoted L²⁻), one O atom from a water molecule and one N atom from a 1,3‐bis[(pyridin‐3‐yl)methoxy]benzene ligand (denoted bpmb). (Aqua)O—H...N hydrogen‐bonding interactions induce the formation of one‐dimensional helical [Zn(L)(bpmb)(H₂O)]_n chains which are interlinked through (aqua)O—H...O hydrogen‐bonding interactions, producing two‐dimensional corrugated sheets.     

One‐dimensional CuII coordination polymers containing C2h‐symmetric 1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl‐3,3′‐dicarboxylate linkers

Two new one‐dimensional Cu^II coordination polymers (CPs) containing the C_2h‐symmetric terphenyl‐based dicarboxylate linker 1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl‐3,3′‐dicarboxylate (3,3′‐TPDC), namely catena‐poly[[bis(dimethylamine‐κN)copper(II)]‐μ‐1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl‐3,3′‐dicarboxylato‐κ⁴O,O′:O′′:O′′′] monohydrate], {[Cu(C₂₀H₁₂O₄)(C₂H₇N)₂]·H₂O}_n, (I), and catena‐poly[[aquabis(dimethylamine‐κN)copper(II)]‐μ‐1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl‐3,3′‐dicarboxylato‐κ²O³:O^3′] monohydrate], {[Cu(C₂₀H₁₂O₄)(C₂H₇N)₂(H₂O)]·H₂O}_n, (II), were both obtained from two different methods of preparation: one reaction was performed in the presence of 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) as a potential pillar ligand and the other was carried out in the absence of the DABCO pillar. Both reactions afforded crystals of different colours, i.e. violet plates for (I) and blue needles for (II), both of which were analysed by X‐ray crystallography. The 3,3′‐TPDC bridging ligands coordinate the Cu^II ions in asymmetric chelating modes in (I) and in monodenate binding modes in (II), forming one‐dimensional chains in each case. Both coordination polymers contain two coordinated dimethylamine ligands in mutually trans positions, and there is an additional aqua ligand in (II). The solvent water molecules are involved in hydrogen bonds between the one‐dimensional coordination polymer chains, forming a two‐dimensional network in (I) and a three‐dimensional network in (II).     

Unusual O‐coordination of caffeine in tetra­kis(μ‐3,5‐dinitro­benzoato‐κ2O:O′)bis­[(caffeine‐κO)copper(II)]

The title compound {systematic name: tetra­kis(μ‐3,5‐dinitro­benzoato‐κ²O:O′)bis­[(3,7‐dihydro‐1,3,7‐trimethyl‐1H‐purine‐2,6‐dione‐κO²)copper(II)]}, [Cu₂(C₇H₃N₂O₆)₄(C₈H₁₀N₄O₂)₂], consists of paddle‐wheel dimeric tetra­kis(μ‐3,5‐dinitro­benzoato‐κ²O:O′)dicopper(II) units with O‐coordinated caffeine mol­ecules in both apical positions. The entire dimeric mol­ecule lies on a tetra­gonal inversion axis, and thus one nitro­benzoate anion with one Cu atom in a special position belong to the independent part of the mol­ecule. The caffeine ligand bonded to the Cu atom is disordered on a local twofold non‐crystallographic axis coincident with the axis. A π–π stacking inter­action is observed between the caffeine rings and adjacent symmetry‐related benzene rings of the 3,5‐dinitro­benzoate anions.     

A new three‐dimensional zinc(II) coordination polymer involving 2‐[(1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐benzimidazole and benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate ligands

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) based on multidentate N‐heterocyclic ligands involving imidazole, triazole, tetrazole, benzimidazole, benzotriazole or pyridine present intriguing molecular topologies and have potential applications in ion exchange, magnetism, gas sorption and storage, catalysis, optics and biomedicine. The 2‐[(1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐benzimidazole (tmb) ligand has four potential N‐atom donors and can act in monodentate, chelating, bridging and tridentate coordination modes in the construction of complexes, and can also act as both a hydrogen‐bond donor and acceptor. In addition, the tmb ligand can adopt different coordination conformations, resulting in complexes with helical structures due to the presence of the flexible methylene spacer. A new three‐dimensional coordination polymer, poly[[bis(μ₂‐benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato)‐κ⁴O¹,O^1′:O⁴,O^4′;κ²O¹:O⁴‐bis{μ₂‐2‐[(1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)methyl‐κN⁴]‐1H‐benzimidazole‐κN³}dizinc(II)] trihydrate], {[Zn(C₈H₄O₄)(C₁₀H₉N₅)]·1.5H₂O}_n, has been synthesized by the reaction of ZnCl₂ with tmb and benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylic acid (H₂bdic) under solvothermal conditions. There are two crystallographically distinct bdic²⁻ ligands [bdic²⁻(A) and bdic²⁻(B)] in the structure which adopt different coordination modes. The Zn^II ions are bridged by tmb ligands, leading to one‐dimensional helical chains with different handedness, and adjacent helices are linked by bdic²⁻(A) ligands, forming a two‐dimensional network structure. The two‐dimensional layers are further connected by bdic²⁻(B) ligands, resulting in a three‐dimensional framework with the topological notation 6⁶. The IR spectra and thermogravimetric curves are consistent with the results of the X‐ray crystal structure analysis and the title polymer exhibits good fluorescence in the solid state at room temperature.     

A binuclear zinc polymer with paddlewheel building units and intersecting helical chains based on a flexible 4‐[(carboxymethyl)sulfanyl]benzoic acid ligand

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, poly[{μ₄‐4‐[(carboxylatomethyl)sulfanyl]benzoato}(N,N‐dimethylformamide)zinc], [Zn(C₉H₆O₄S)(C₃H₇NO)]_n, consists of one crystallographically independent Zn^II cation, one 4‐[(carboxylatomethyl)sulfanyl]benzoate (L²⁻) ligand and one coordinated dimethylformamide (DMF) molecule. The zinc ion is coordinated by five O atoms from four separate L²⁻ ligands and one DMF molecule, and the ZnO₅ unit displays a distorted square‐based‐pyramidal geometry. Two ZnO₅ units form a binuclear zinc–tetracarboxylate paddlewheel cluster, and these are bridged by L²⁻ ligands to generate an intersecting helical chain (Zn²⁺ ions as nodes), which is composed of right‐handed (P) and left‐handed (M) helices. Weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds extend the one‐dimensional coordinated chain into a weakly bound three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture.     

The synthesis,crystal structure and magnetic properties of a one‐dimensional terbium(III)–octacyanidomolybdate(V) assembly

A one‐dimensional cyanide‐bridged coordination polymer, poly[[aquadi‐μ‐cyanido‐κ⁴C:N‐hexacyanido‐κ⁶C‐(dimethylformamide‐κO)bis(3,4,7,8‐tetramethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)terbium(III)molybdate(V)] 4.5‐hydrate], [MoTb(CN)₈(C₁₆H₁₆N₂)₂(C₃H₇NO)(H₂O)]·4.5H₂O}_n, has been prepared and characterized through IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The compound consists of one‐dimensional chains in which cationic [Tb(tmphen)₂(DMF)(H₂O)]³⁺ (tmphen is 3,4,7,8‐tetramethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline) and anionic [Mo^V(CN)₈]³⁻ units are linked in an alternating fashion through bridging cyanide ligands. Neighbouring chains are connected by three types of hydrogen bonds (O—H...O, O—H...N and C—H...O) and by π–π interactions to form a three‐dimensional supramolecular structure. In addition, magnetic investigations show that ferromagnetic interactions exist in the compound.     

Two mononuclear octahedral complexes with benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylate: supramolecular networks constructed by hydrogen bonds

The title compounds, trans‐bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylato‐κ²N³,O)bis(ethanol‐κO)cadmium(II), [Cd(C₈H₅N₂O₂)₂(C₂H₆O)₂], (I), and trans‐bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐κN³)bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylato‐κ²N³,O)nickel(II), [Ni(C₈H₅N₂O₂)₂(C₇H₆N₂)₂], (II), are hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular complexes. In (I), the Cd^II ion is six‐coordinated by two O atoms from two ethanol molecules, and by two O and two N atoms from two bidentate benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylate (HBIC) ligands, giving a distorted octahedral geometry. The combination of O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds results in two‐dimensional layers parallel to the ab plane. In (II), the six‐coordinated Ni^II atom, which lies on an inversion centre, shows a similar distorted octahedral geometry to the Cd^II ion in (I); two benzimidazole molecules occupy the axial sites and the equatorial plane contains two chelating HBIC ligands. Pairs of N—H...O hydrogen bonds between pairs of HBIC anions connect adjacent Ni^II coordination units to form a one‐dimensional chain parallel to the a axis. Moreover, these one‐dimensional chains are further linked via N—H...O hydrogen bonds between HBIC anions and benzimidazole molecules to generate a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework. The two compounds show quite different supramolecular networks, which may be explained by the fact that different co‐ligands occupy the axial sites in the coordination units.     

A two‐dimensional CdII coordination polymer with 2,2′‐(disulfanediyl)dibenzoate and 1,10‐phenanthroline ligands

In poly[[μ₃‐2,2′‐(disulfanediyl)dibenzoato‐κ⁵O:O,O′:O′′,O′′′](1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)cadmium(II)], [Cd(C₁₄H₈O₄S₂)(C₁₂H₈N₂)]_n, the asymmetric unit contains one Cd^II cation, one 2,2′‐(disulfanediyl)dibenzoate anion (denoted dtdb²⁻) and one 1,10‐phenanthroline ligand (denoted phen). Each Cd^II centre is seven‐coordinated by five O atoms of bridging/chelating carboxylate groups from three dtdb²⁻ ligands and by two N atoms from one phen ligand, forming a distorted pentagonal–bipyramidal geometry. The Cd^II cations are bridged by dtdb²⁻ anions to give a two‐dimensional (4,4) layer. The layers are stacked to generate a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture via a combination of aromatic C—H...π and π–π interactions. The thermogravimetric and luminescence properties of this compound were also investigated.     

A new one‐dimensional ZnII coordination polymer based on 2‐[(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐benzimidazole and benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate

Multidentate N‐heterocyclic compounds form a variety of metal complexes with many intriguing structures and interesting properties. The title coordination polymer, catena‐poly[zinc(II)‐bis{μ‐2‐[(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐benzimidazole}‐κ²N³:N^3′;N^3′:N³‐zinc(II)‐bis(μ‐benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylato)‐κ²O¹:O²;κ³O¹,O^1′:O²], [Zn₂(C₈H₄O₄)₂(C₁₁H₁₀N₄)₂]_n, has been synthesized by the reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂ with 2‐[(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐benzimidazole (imb) and benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylic acid (H₂bdic) under hydrothermal conditions. There are two crystallographically distinct imb ligands [imb(A) and imb(B)] in the structure which adopt very similar coordination geometries. The imb(A) ligand bridges two symmetry‐related Zn1 ions, yielding a binuclear [(Zn1)₂{imb(A)}₂] unit, and the imb(B) ligand bridges two symmetry‐related Zn2 ions resulting in a binuclear [(Zn2)₂{imb(B)}₂] unit. The above‐mentioned binuclear units are further connected alternately by pairs of bridging bdic²⁻ ligands, forming an infinite one‐dimensional chain. These one‐dimensional chains are further connected through N—H...O hydrogen bonds, leading to a two‐dimensional layered structure. In addition, the title polymer exhibits good fluorescence properties in the solid state at room temperature.     

Novel one‐ and two‐dimensional ZnII coordination polymers based on a versatile 3,6‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenanthrene‐9,10‐dione ligand

Two new Zn^II coordination polymers, namely, catena‐poly[[dibromidozinc(II)]‐μ‐[3,6‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenanthrene‐9,10‐dione‐κ²N:N′]], [ZnBr₂(C₂₄H₁₄N₂O₂)]_n, (1), and poly[[bromido[μ₃‐10‐hydroxy‐3,6‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenanthren‐9‐olato‐κ³N:N′:O⁹]zinc(II)] hemihydrate], {[ZnBr(C₂₄H₁₅N₂O₂)]·0.5H₂O}_n, (2), have been synthesized through hydrothermal reaction of ZnBr₂ and a 60° angular phenanthrenedione‐based linker, i.e. 3,6‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenanthrene‐9,10‐dione, in different solvent systems. Single‐crystal analysis reveals that polymer (1) features one‐dimensional zigzag chains connected by weak C—H...π and π–π interactions to form a two‐dimensional network. The two‐dimensional networks are further stacked in an ABAB fashion along the a axis through C—H...O hydrogen bonds. Layers A and B comprise left‐ and right‐handed helical chains, respectively. Coordination polymer (2) displays a wave‐like two‐dimensional layered structure with helical chains. In this compound, there are two opposite helical –Zn–HL– chains [HL is 10‐hydroxy‐3,6‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)phenanthren‐9‐olate] in adjacent layers. The layers are packed in an ABAB sequence and are further connected through O—H...Br and O—H...O hydrogen‐bond interactions to form a three‐dimensional framework. In (1) and (2), the mutidentate L and HL ligands exhibits different coordination modes.     

A new two‐dimensional CoII coordination polymer based on bis[4‐(2‐methyl‐1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)phenyl] ether and biphenyl‐4,4′‐diyldicarboxylic acid: synthesis,crystal structure and photocatalytic degradation activity

A novel two‐dimensional Co^II coordination framework, namely poly[(μ₂‐biphenyl‐4,4′‐diyldicarboxylato‐κ²O⁴:O^4′){μ₂‐bis[4‐(2‐methyl‐1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)phenyl] ether‐κ²N³:N^3′}cobalt(II)], [Co(C₁₄H₈O₄)(C₂₀H₁₈N₄O)]_n, has been prepared and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, thermal analysis and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The crystal structure reveals that the compound has an achiral two‐dimensional layered structure based on opposite‐handed helical chains. In addition, it exhibits significant photocatalytic degradation activity for the degradation of methylene blue.     

A coordination polymer consisting of two different one‐dimensional copper(II) chains

The title compound, catena‐poly[[[diaqua(methanol‐κO)copper(II)]‐μ‐N‐(4‐methylpyrimidin‐2‐yl‐κN¹)pyrazin‐2‐amine‐κ²N¹:N⁴] [[aqua(aqua/methanol‐κO)(perchlorato‐κO)copper(II)]‐μ‐N‐(4‐methylpyrimidin‐2‐yl‐κN¹)pyrazin‐2‐amine‐κ²N¹:N⁴] tris(perchlorate) methanol monosolvate 1.419‐hydrate], {[Cu(C₉H₉N₅)(CH₃OH)(H₂O)₂][Cu(C₉H₉N₅)(ClO₄)(CH₃OH)_0.581(H₂O)_1.419](ClO₄)₃·CH₃OH·1.419H₂O}_n, is a one‐dimensional straight‐chain polymer of N‐(4‐methylpyrimidin‐2‐yl)pyrazin‐2‐amine (L) with Cu(ClO₄)₂. The complex consists of two crystallographically independent one‐dimensional chains in which the Cu^II atoms exhibit two different octahedral coordination geometries. The L ligand coordinates to two Cu^II centres in a tridentate manner, with the pyrazine ring acting as a bridge linking the Cu^II coordination units and building an infinite one‐dimensional chain. Extensive hydrogen bonding among perchlorate anions, water molecules and L ligands results in three‐dimensional networks.     

Two centrosymmetric dinuclear phenanthroline–copper(II) complexes with 3,5‐dichloro‐2‐hydroxybenzoic acid and 5‐chloro‐2‐hydroxybenzoic acid

The title compounds, bis(μ‐3,5‐dichloro‐2‐oxidobenzoato)‐κ³O¹,O²:O²;κ³O²:O¹,O²‐bis[(3,5‐dichloro‐2‐hydroxybenzoic acid‐κO¹)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)copper(II)], [Cu₂(C₇H₂Cl₂O₃)₂(C₇H₄Cl₂O₃)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂], (I), and bis(μ‐5‐chloro‐2‐oxidobenzoato)‐κ³O¹,O²:O¹;κ³O¹:O¹,O²‐bis[(5‐chloro‐2‐hydroxybenzoic acid‐κO¹)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)copper(II)] ethanol monosolvate, [Cu₂(C₇H₃ClO₃)₂(C₇H₅ClO₃)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]·C₂H₆O, (II), contain centrosymmetric dinuclear complex molecules in which Cu²⁺ cations are surrounded by a chelating 1,10‐phenanthroline ligand, a chelating 3,5‐dichloro‐2‐oxidobenzoate or 5‐chloro‐2‐oxidobenzoate anionic ligand and a monodentate 3,5‐dichloro‐2‐hydroxybenzoic acid or 5‐chloro‐2‐hydroxybenzoic acid ligand. The chelating benzoate ligand also bridges to the other Cu²⁺ ion in the molecule, but the O atom involved in the bridge is different in the two complexes, being the phenolate O atom in (I) and a carboxylate O atom in (II). The bridge completes a 4+1+1 axially elongated tetragonal–bipyramidal arrangement about each Cu²⁺ cation. The complex molecules of both compounds are linked into one‐dimensional supramolecular chains through O—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

A three‐dimensional manganese(II) metal–organic framework based on 5‐methoxybenzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid and exhibiting a pts net

The solvothermal reaction of MnCl₂·H₂O and 5‐methoxybenzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid (MeO‐m‐H₂BDC) led to a three‐dimensional Mn^II metal–organic framework, namely poly[(dimethylformamide‐κO)(μ₄‐5‐methoxybenzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylato‐κ⁴O¹:O^1′:O³,O^3′:O³)manganese(II)], [Mn(C₉H₆O₅)(C₃H₇NO)]_n or [Mn(MeO‐m‐BDC)(DMF)]_n (DMF is dimethylformamide). The Mn^II atom is six‐coordinated and exhibits a distorted octahedral geometry formed by five carboxylate O atoms from four different MeO‐m‐BDC²⁻ anionic ligands and by one DMF O atom. The three‐dimensional framework of (I) formed by the bridging MeO‐m‐BDC²⁻ ligands and the Mn^II atoms exhibits a pts topological network when MeO‐m‐BDC²⁻ and Mn^II are viewed as four‐connected nodes.     

A new one‐dimensional cadmium(II) coordination polymer incorporating 4‐[4‐(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)phenyl]pyridine and 5‐hydroxybenzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylate ligands

The design and synthesis of new organic lgands is important to the rapid development of coordination polymers (CPs). However, CPs based on asymmetric ligands are still rare, mainly because such ligands are usually expensive and more difficult to synthesize. The new asymmetric ligand 4‐[4‐(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)phenyl]pyridine (IPP) has been used to construct the title one‐dimensional coordination polymer, catena‐poly[[[aqua{4‐[4‐(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl‐κN³)phenyl]pyridine}cadmium(II)]‐μ‐5‐hydroxybenzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylato‐κ³O¹,O^1′:O³] monohydrate], {[Cd(C₈H₄O₅)(C₁₄H₁₁N₃)₂(H₂O)]·H₂O}_n, under hydrothermal reaction of IPP with Cd^II in the presence of 5‐hydroxyisophthalic acid (5‐OH‐H₂bdc). The Cd^II cation is coordinated by two N atoms from two distinct IPP ligands, three carboxylate O atoms from two different 5‐OH‐bdc²⁻ dianionic ligands and one water O atom in a distorted octahedral geometry. The cationic [Cd(IPP)₂]²⁺ nodes are linked by 5‐OH‐bdc²⁻ ligands to generate a one‐dimensional chain. These chains are extended into a two‐dimensional layer structure via O—H…O and O—H…N hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions.     

A three‐dimensional cadmium(II) coordination polymer with unequal homochiral double‐stranded concentric helical chains

A homochiral helical three‐dimensional coordination polymer, poly[[(μ₂‐acetato‐κ³O,O′:O)(hydroxido‐κO)(μ₄‐5‐nicotinamido‐1H‐1,2,3,4‐tetrazol‐1‐ido‐κ⁵N¹,O:N²:N⁴:N⁵)(μ₃‐5‐nicotinamido‐1H‐1,2,3,4‐tetrazol‐1‐ido‐κ⁴N¹,O:N²:N⁴:N⁵)dicadmium(II)] 0.75‐hydrate], {[Cd₂(C₇H₅N₆O)₂(CH₃COO)(OH)]·0.75H₂O}_n, was synthesized by the reaction of cadmium acetate, N‐(1H‐tetrazol‐5‐yl)isonicotinamide (H‐NTIA), ethanol and H₂O under hydrothermal conditions. The asymmetric unit contains two crystallographically independent Cd^II cations, two deprotonated 5‐nicotinamido‐1H‐1,2,3,4‐tetrazol‐1‐ide (NTIA⁻) ligands, one acetate anion, one hydroxide anion and three independent partially occupied water sites. The two Cd^II cations, with six‐coordinated octahedral and seven‐coordinated pentagonal bipyramidal geometries are located on general sites. The tetrazole group of one symmetry‐independent NTIA⁻ ligand links one of the independent Cd^II cations into 6₁ helical chains, while the other NTIA⁻ ligand links the other independent Cd^II cations into similar but unequal 6₁ helical chains. These chains, with a pitch of 24.937 (5) Å, intertwine into a double‐stranded helix. Each of the double‐stranded 6₁ helices is further connected to six adjacent helical chains through an acetate μ₂‐O atom and the tetrazole group of the NTIA⁻ ligand into a three‐dimensional framework. The helical channel is occupied by the isonicotinamide groups of NTIA⁻ ligands and two helices are connected to each other through the pyridine N and carbonyl O atoms of isonicotinamide groups. In addition, N—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds exist in the complex.     

Tris­[(R)‐lact­amide‐κ2O,O′]­zinc(II) tetra­bromo­zincate

The title compound, tris­[(R)‐2‐hydroxy­propan­amide‐κ²O,O′]­zinc(II) tetra­bromo­zincate, [Zn(C₃H₇NO₂)₃][ZnBr₄], contains one monomeric six‐coordinate zinc complex cation and one tetrahedral [ZnBr₄]²⁻ anion. Both Zn^II atoms lie on threefold axes. Coordination in the cation occurs via the amide and hydroxy O atoms [Zn—O = 2.074 (5) and 2.073 (6) Å] and has a distorted octahedral geometry, with cis‐O—Zn—O angles in the range 76.2 (2)–109.2 (2)°. In the crystal structure, the cations and anions are linked by N—H⋯Br and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a three‐dimensional network.