Mixed-ligand complexes with trans-1-(2-pyridyl)-2-(4-pyridyl)ethylene terminal and different aromatic polycarboxyl linkers: Synergistic modulation of metallosupramolecular architectures via coordinative and secondary interactions

A series of Co^II, Ni^II, and Cu^II complexes with trans-1-(2-pyridyl)-2-(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe) and various polycarboxyl co-ligands have been prepared under general condition and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, and TG-DTA techniques. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction indicates that these complexes display multifarious binuclear, 1-D, and 2-D coordination motifs in virtue of the bridging polycarboxyl building blocks, in which the bpe ligand uniformly adopts the unidentate coordination by using its 4-pyridyl group. Remarkably, higher-dimensional extended networks are further formed with the aid of additional secondary interactions based on bpe (such as H-bonding and π–π stacking). These results demonstrate that bpe is a reliable bifunctional tecton to construct diverse supramolecular architectures via synergistic effect of multiple intermolecular interactions.     

Design of scaffold-like metal-organic coordination polymers based on dinuclear zinc(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) carboxylate complexes

Two new scaffold-like metal-organic coordination polymers, [Zn₂ndc₂bpe]·DMF and [Zn₂ndc₂dedpbp] ·4DMF (ndc is 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate, bpe is trans-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, and dedpbp is 4,4′-diethynyl-4″,4′″-dipyridylbiphenyl), were synthesized by heating stoichiometric amounts of zinc(II) nitrate, H₂ndc, and bpe or dedpbp in DMF. The structures of the polymers were established by X-ray diffraction. Coordination of linear dicarboxylate ligands to zinc cations gives rise to planar square-grid networks, and additional coordination of the bifunctional nitrogen-containing ligands results in the formation of scaffold-like triply interpenetrating structures with a primitive cubic topology. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 219–223, February, 2007.     

Design and syntheses of two threefold interpenetrating 2-D networks

Two new interpenetrating networks, [Ni(2,2′-bpy)(5-npa)(bpe)_0.5(H₂O)] _n (1) and [Ni(2,2′-bpy)(5-npa)(bpa)_0.5(H₂O)] _n (2) (2,2′-bpy?=?2,2′-bipyridine, 5-npa?=?5-nitroisophthalato, bpe?=?1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, bpa?=?1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyses, X-ray powder diffraction, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complexes 1 and 2 have similar structures and show a threefold interpenetrating topology constructed by three 2-D wave-like networks. Secondary building unit (SBU), [Ni(2,2′-bpy)(5-npa)(H₂O)] _n , was used as starting material of the multistep reaction. Replacing one coordination bond of chelating carboxyl group of SBUs by bpe and bpa afford the two threefold interpenetrating complexes.     

Crystal structures and magnetic properties of three cobalt(II)–organic frameworks with nanoscale channels

Three cobalt(II) coordination polymers, {[Co(nip)(4,4′-bpy)] · 3H₂O} _n (1), [Co(nip)(bpe)] _n (2), and [Co(nip)(bpp)(H₂O)] _n (3), were hydrothermally synthesized by the reaction of cobalt nitrate hexahydrate and nip with 4,4′-bpy, bpe, and bpp [nip = 5-nitro-1,3-benzenedicarboxylato, 4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine, bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane], respectively. Co(II) displays different coordination in the three complexes, resulting in different structures with nanoscale channels. Compounds 1 and 2 form 2-D layer structures, but 3 has a two-fold interpenetrated 3-D framework. The magnetic properties associated with their crystal structures were investigated.     

Syntheses and structures of three Mn(II) coordination polymers assembled from a dithiocarboxylic acid and N-donor ligands

Three new complexes, {[Mn(dtb)(bpe)·2H₂O]·H₂O} _n (1), {[Mn(dtb)(bpa)·2H₂O]·H₂O} _n (2), and {[Mn(dtb)(phen)]} _n (3) [H₂dtb?=?5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid), bpe?=?1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene, bpa?=?1,2-bi(4-pyridyl)ethane, phen?=?1,10-phenanthroline], have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions with Mn(OAc)₂·4H₂O, dtb, and different N-donor ligands. X-ray structure analyses of 1 and 2 reveal analogous structures with 1D helical chains and 2D 4⁴ chiral layers. The structure of 3 shows a 1D chain which is outwardly decorated with phen ligands. These neutral polymeric complexes exhibit structural diversity due to the different coordination modes of the flexible dtb ligand and the N-donor ligands. The thermogravimetric analyses and X-ray powder diffractions of 1–3 are also presented.     

Influence of organic carboxylic acids on self-assembly of silver(I) complexes containing 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane ligands

Four silver(I) complexes, namely [Ag₂(bpe)₂](bdc)·8H₂O (1), [Ag₂(bpe)₂(da)]·4H₂O (2), [Ag₄(bpe)₃(bptc)]·9H₂O (3), and Ag(bpe)₂(bpdc)₂ (4), have been successfully synthesized by the reactions between AgNO₃, 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe) and different carboxylic acids, including 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid (H₂bdc), diphenic acid (H₂da), 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid (H₄bptc), and 2,2′-bipyridine-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid (H₂bpdc). All four compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In (1), the Ag(I) atoms, in linear geometry, are joined into 1-D infinite cationic bpe-silver chains, and discrete bdc²⁻ anions compensate the charge of the crystal structure. In (2), the Ag(I) atoms, adopting tetrahedral and trigonal geometries, are linked by bpe and da²⁻ ligands into neutral double chains. In (3), the Ag(I) atoms, in T-shaped and linear environments, are coordinated by bpe and multidentate bptc⁴⁻ ligands to construct a 2-D network. And in (4), the Ag(I) atoms, with trigonal and T-shaped coordination geometries, are coordinated by bpe and bpdc²⁻ ligands to build up a 3-D framework. The different anions play different and important roles in directing the final crystal structures.     

Preparation,characterization, and properties of a Ag(I) coordination polymer {[Ag(H3bptc)(bpe)] · 2H2O} n

A new coordination polymer, {[Ag(H₃bptc)(bpe)]?·?2H₂O} _n (1) (H₄bptc?=?3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, bpe?=?1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene), has been synthesized through a hydrothermal technique and structurally characterized. The crystal structure of 1 exhibits a 2-D hydrogen-bonding sheet between H₃bptc^? and two free water molecules. Fluorescent property, TG analysis, and X-ray powder diffraction for 1 were also measured and discussed.     

Thermal,spectroscopic, X-ray powder diffraction,and structural studies on a new Cd(II) mixed-ligand coordination polymer

A new coordination polymer derived from Cd(II) with both rigid and flexible spacer ligands trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpa) and 4,4′-bipyridine (4, 4′-bipy), {[Cd(μ-bpa)(4, 4′-bipy)₂(H₂O)₂] · (ClO₄)₂} _n has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR-, ¹H NMR spectroscopy and studied by thermal analyses as well as X-ray crystallography. The single crystal X-ray analysis shows that the complex is a 1-D polymer as a result of bridging 1,3-di(4-pyridyl)propane (bpa). The 1-D chains are further self-assembled into a 3-D network via hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking. In this structure the perchlorates fill the voids. Thermal studies of this polymer show step to step separating of ligands and counter ion at different temperatures.     

Octahedral Rhenium Cluster Complexes with 1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene and 1,3-Bis(4-pyridyl)propane as Apical Ligands

A series of eight new octahedral rhenium cluster complexes with the general formula trans-[{Re₆Q₈}L₄X₂] (Q = S or Se; L = 1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe) or 1,3-Bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp); X = Cl or Br) was synthesized and investigated. While bpe is a ligand with a conjugated aromatic system, bpp represents a molecule of opposite type and has independent aromatic systems of the two pyridine rings. It was shown that this difference in the electronic structure of the ligands has a fundamental effect on the electronic structure, electrochemical and luminescent properties of the corresponding cluster complexes. Specifically, the [{Re₆Q₈}(bpe)₄X₂] complexes in solutions show multiple quasi-reversible electrochemical transitions associated with reduction of the organic ligands. At the same time, the trans-[{Re₆Q₈}(bpp)₄X₂] complexes show multielectron quasi-irreversible reduction processes, which correlate with the mixed character of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals of these complexes. All the obtained new compounds exhibit red photoluminescence. The photophysical parameters (emission lifetimes and quantum yields) measured for the bpp complexes exceed those revealed for bpe complexes by more than an order of magnitude.     

Supramolecular Self Assembly of [Cu(CN)4]3− Ions with Cationic {Ph3Sn+} Units in the Presence of Neutral Bidentate Ligands

The supramolecular interplay of the Ph ₃ Sn⁺ unit and the [Cu(CN) ₄ ]^3? ion with either 4,4′-bipyridine (bpy), trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene (tbpe), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe), pyrazine (pyz), or methylpyrazine (mepyz) as bidentate ligands in presence of H ₂ O has been investigated for the first time. The products obtained have the general formula [(Ph ₃ Sn) ₃ Cu(CN)₄·L·XH₂O], where L is a bidentate ligand and X = 0–2. H ₂ O molecules are usually coordinated to tin atoms and are involved in two significant O─H─N hydrogen bonds, wherein the nitrogen atoms belong either to the bidentate ligand or the M-coordinated cyanide ligands. The structures of these supramolecular coordination polymers were investigated by elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, and IR, mass, and NMR spectra.     

Silver(I) 3-D-supramolecular coordination frameworks constructed by the combination of coordination bonds and supramolecular interactions

Room temperature reactions of the ternary adducts of AgNO₃, bipodal ligand [4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy) or trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (tbpe) or 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe)] and organic ligand [4-aminobenzoic acid (4-aba) or 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-hba) or terephthalate ion (tph)] afford new 3-D supramolecular coordination polymers (SCPs), namely, {[Ag(4,4′-bpy) · H₂O](4-ab) · 2H₂O} (1), {[Ag(tbpe)]0.5(4-hb) · 3H₂O} (2), [Ag₂(L)₂ · (tph)] (L = 4,4′-bpy, tbpe) (3,4) and {[Ag₂(bpe)₂ · (tph)] · 2H₂O} (5). The bipodal ligand coordinates to silver forming a 1-D cationic chain (A), while the organic ligand and solvent form a 1-D anionic chain (B) via hydrogen bonds. The chains construct layers which are connected via hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking forming a 3-D network structure. The presence of the carboxylate, amino and hydroxyl groups in the organic ligands significantly extend the dimensionality via hydrogen bonds. All the SCPs 1–5 exhibit strong luminescence.     

Triphenyltin chloride complexes containing bidentate organodiimines as effective antitumor agents

Three triphenyltin chloride complexes, [(Ph₃SnCl)₂?·?(bpy)_1.5] (1), [(Ph₃SnCl)₂.tbpe] (2), and [(Ph₃SnCl)₂?·?bpe] (3), were synthesized by reaction of triphenyltin chloride with 4,4′-bipyridine (bpy), trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (tbpe), and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe) in water/acetonitrile. Both 2 and 3 are binuclear; each consists of two Ph₃SnCl molecules bridged by the bidentate ligand. Complex 1 consists of two crystallographically independent and chemically different coordination complexes, mononuclear and binuclear in equal proportion. The structures of these complexes were investigated by single-crystal X-ray analysis, elemental analyses, NMR spectroscopy as well as electronic absorption and emission spectroscopy. The three complexes exhibit in vitro antitumor activity against human breast cancer cell line, MCF7.     

catena‐Poly­[[bis­(thio­cyanato‐N)lead(II)]‐μ‐1,2‐bis(4‐pyridyl)ethane‐N:N′]

In the title coordination polymer, [Pb(NCS)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)], the coordination geometry about the Pb^II atom is a distorted octahedron, composed of two N atoms from bpe ligands [bpe is 1,2‐bis(4‐pyridyl)ethane], two other N atoms from NCS^? groups and two neighbouring S atoms through short contacts. The trans‐bpe ligands act as bridges between two Pb^II centres resulting in the formation of a linear chain. The terminal S atoms of the NCS^? ligands make short contacts with the Pb^II atom of neighbouring chains to form an infinite two‐dimensional polymeric structure.     

Supramolecular Stuctures from Mononuclear,Binuclear and 2D Net of Copper(II) Complexes with 6‐Hydroxypicolinic Acid

First examples of transition metal complexes with HpicOH [Cu(picOH)₂(H₂O)₂] ( 1 ), [Cu(picO)(2,2′‐bpy)]·2H₂O ( 2 ), [Cu(picO)(4,4′‐bpy)_0.5(H₂O)]_n ( 3 ), and [Cu(picO)(bpe)_0.5(H₂O)]_n ( 4 ) (HpicOH = 6‐hydroxy‐picolinic acid; 2,2′‐bpy = 2,2′‐bipyridine; 4,4′‐bpy = 4,4′‐bipyridine; bpe = 1,2‐bis(4‐pyridyl)ethane) have been synthesized and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The results show that HpicOH ligand can be in the enol or ketonic form, and adopts different coordination modes under different pH value of the reaction mixture. In complex 1 , HpicOH ligand is in the enol form and adopts a bidentate mode. While in complexes 2 – 4 , as the pH rises, HpicOH ligand becomes in the ketonic form and adopts a tridentate mode. The coordination modes in complexes 1 – 4 have not been reported before. Because of the introduction of the terminal ligands 2,2′‐bpy, complex 2 is of binuclear species; whereas in complexes 3 and 4 , picO ligands together with bridging ligands 4,4′‐bpy and bpe connect Cu^II ions to form 2D nets with (12³)₂(12)₃ topology.     

Porous homo- and heterochiral cobalt(II) aspartates with high thermal stability of the metal-organic framework

Metal-organic coordination polymers with the compositions [Co₂(L-asp) ₂-(bpy)] · MeOH · H₂O (1), [Co₂(L-asp)₂(bpe)] · 0.28(bpe) · H₂O (2), and [Co₂(d-asp)(l-asp)-(bpa)] · 0.25(bpa) · 1.5H₂O (3) (H₂asp is aspartic acid, bpy is 4,4′-bipyridine, bpe is trans-bis(4- pyridyl)ethylene, and bpa is 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane) were synthesized on heating cobalt(II) as-partate and N-donor ligands (bpy, bpe, or bpa) in an aqueous-methanol mixture. The structures of compounds 1⁗ash;3 were established by X-ray diffraction analysis and confirmed by X-ray powder crystallography, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and elemental analysis. The stability of the synthesized coordination polymers was studied. It was shown that they retain the framework structure on heating to 300 °C.     

A fourfold interpenetrating diamondoid three‐dimensional coordination polymer: poly[[[μ2‐1,2‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)ethene‐κ2N:N′](μ2‐5‐hydroxyisophthalato‐κ2O1:O3)zinc(II)] 1,2‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)ethene hemisolvate]

In the title compound, {[Zn(C₈H₄O₅)(C₁₂H₁₀N₂)]·0.5C₁₂H₁₀N₂}_n or {[Zn(HO‐BDC)(bpe)]·0.5bpe}_n [HO‐H₂BDC is 5‐hydroxyisophthalic acid and bpe is 1,2‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)ethene], the asymmetric unit contains a Zn^II atom, one HO‐BDC ligand, one coordinated bpe ligand and half a noncoordinating bpe molecule with crystallographic inversion symmetry. Each Zn^II centre is four‐coordinated by two O atoms from two distinct HO‐BDC ligands and two N atoms from two different bpe ligands in a ZnO₂N₂ coordination environment. The three‐dimensional topology of the title compound corresponds to a fourfold interpenetrating diamondoid coordination polymer network, with the uncoordinated bpe ligands located in the cavities, hydrogen bonded to the main network via the hydroxy group of the HO‐H₂BDC ligand.     

Self-Assembly of d10 Metal Adduct Polymers Bridged by Bipyridyl-Based Ligands

Four d¹⁰ metal polymers, cluster [AgI₂(bpe)] _n (1), complexes [Zn(tmp)I₂] _n (2), [Cd(tmp)I₂] _n (3), and [Hg(tmp)Br₂] _n (4) (bpe=1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, tmp=4,4-trimethylene dipyridine) have been synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. 1 is a cluster polymer, and exhibits a two-dimensional open structure consisting of the staircase clusters connected by regular bpe bridges. While complexes 2, 3, and 4 are one-dimensional wave-shaped coordination polymers. In contrast, 3 also displays a 2D structure with large supramolecular cavities. The diverse coordination properties of d¹⁰ metals make them good building blocks for the construction of coordination polymers with diverse architectures, which is dependent on both the rigidity and length of the bifunctional ligand and the coordination geometry of the metal ions.     

Crystal engineering of Cd(II) metal–organic frameworks bridged by dicarboxylates and N-donor coligands

Two new metal–organic coordination polymers, {[Cd₄(bpea)₄(IP)₈]?·?6H₂O} _n (1) and {[Cd_1.5(suc)_1.5(IP)_1.5]?·?4H₂O} _n (2) (bpea?=?biphenylethene-4,4′-dicarboxylate, H₂suc?=?succinic acid and IP?=?1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]-phenanthroline), have been obtained through two types of dicarboxylate linkers. Complex 1 contains a neutral 2-D puckered sheet that is interdigitated by neutral 1-D zigzag chains. Compound 2 shows a 2-D (4,4) net, which is extended into a 3-D supramolecular framework by weak aromatic interactions. The different structures demonstrate the effect of the dicarboxylate ligands on the formation of such coordination architectures. The fluorescence property of the two complexes was also investigated.     

Poly[di‐μ‐aqua‐μ‐1,2‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)ethene‐κ2N:N′‐tetrakis(4‐iodobenzoato‐κ2O,O′)dicadmium]

Colourless crystals of the title compound, [Cd₂(C₇H₄IO₂)₄(C₁₂H₁₀N₂)(H₂O)₂]_n, were obtained by the self‐assembly of Cd(NO₃)₂·4H₂O, 1,2‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)ethene (bpe) and 4‐iodobenzoic acid (4‐IBA). Each Cd^II atom is seven‐coordinated in a pentagonal–bipyramidal coordination environment by four carboxylate O atoms from two different 4‐IBA ligands, two O atoms from two water molecules and one N atom from a bpe ligand. The Cd^II centres are bridged by the aqua molecules and bpe ligands, which lie across centres of inversion, to give a two‐dimensional net. Topologically, taking the Cd^II atoms as nodes and the μ‐aqua and μ‐bpe ligands as linkers, the two‐dimensional structure can be simplified as a (6,3) network.     

Synthesis,structural characterization,and properties of an entangled metal–organic framework based on a flexible dicarboxylate and a rigid N-donor

Self-assembly of manganese acetate with 1,3-bis(4-carboxy-phenoxy)propane (H₂bcp) and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene (bpe) under solvothermal conditions yielded a polymer {[Mn₂(bcp)₂(bpe)(DMF)]} _n (1), which shows 2-D?→?3-D inclined interpenetration with polyrotaxane character. The magnetic behavior of 1 shows antiferromagnetic exchange between Mn magnetic centers.