Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Three-dimensional Manganese(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymer:[Mn(pdc)]n(pdc=Pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylate)

A novel manganese(Ⅱ)coordination polymer[Mn(pdc)]n(pdc=pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylate)has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions.The crystal is of monoclinic,space group P21/n with a=6.506(4),b=9.392(6),c=11.217(7)(A),β=105.650(12)°,V=660.0(7)(A)3,z=4,Mr=220.04.Dc=2.215 g/cm3,μ=1.971 mm-1,F(000)=436,Rint=0.0345,R=0.0360 and wR=0.0778 for 1259 observed reflections with I＞2a(I).In the structure.the Mn(Ⅱ)atom is coordinated in a distorted octahedral arrangement by one pyridine N and five carboxylate O atoms from five pac ligands,each of which coordinates to five Mn atoms to propagate a three-dimensional layered framework.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Heterometallic Complex [Na2Cu2Gd2（pdc）4（H2O）14·2H2O]

A novel heterometallic complex [Na2Cu2Gd2（pdc）4（H2O）14·2H2O] （H3pdc = 1H- pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid） has been synthesized and characterized by 1R spectra, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2 1/c with a = 7.9521（18）, b = 12.251（3）, c = 22.293（5） A, β = 110.173（5）°, V= 2038.5（8） A^3, Mr = 1388.13, Z = 2, F（000） = 1352, Dc = 2.261 g/cm^3,/2 = 4.380 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0409 and wR = 0.0622 for 2453 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The structural analysis shows that the Na^I, Cu^II and Gd^II ions are linked together by two kinds of bridging ligands （pdc^3- and H2O） to form a main moiety [Na2Cu2Gd2（pdc）4（H2O）14], which can be regarded as a centrosymmetric dimmer of [NaCuGd（pdc）2（H2O）7]. Many hydrogen bonds exist in the complex to build a 3D supramolecular framework.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Three-dimensional Coordination Polymer： [Mn（2,3- pdc） （H2O）]n （2,3-pdc = Pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate）

A new three-dimensional coordination polymer [Mn（2,3-pdc）（H20）]n （2,3-pdc = pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate） 1 has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 6.4168（5）, b = 10.7939（9）, c = 11.1549（10） A, β = 94.733（4）°, V = 769.98（11） A3, Z = 4, Mr = 238.06, De = 2.054 g/cm3, μ（MoKa） = 1.707 mm-1, F（000） = 476, Rint = 0.0326; R = 0.0499 and wR = 0.1636 for 1564 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the title compound is a three-dimensional coordination polymer consisting of one MnⅡ center with a distorted octahedral environment arranged by four 2,3-pdc ligands and one water molecule.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Tetranuclear Zinc（Ⅱ） Coordination Polymer [Zn4（o-bda）4（p-pbim）4]n

A novel tetranuclear zinc（H） coordination polymer [Zn4（o-bda）a（p-pbim）4]n 1 （p-pbim = 4-pyridylbenzimidazole, o-bda2 = o-phenylenediacetic acid dianion） has been synthesized by a hydrothermal method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray singlecrystal diffraction. The title complex crystallizes in monoclinic, space group of P21/n with α = 14.231（1）, b = 16.257（1）, c = 16.794（1） ]k, β = 100.26（1）°, V = 3823.1（2）A3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.573 g/cm^3,β = 1.321 mm^-1, F（000） = 1856, R = 0.0420 and wR = 0.111. The Zn（1） atom assumes a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry, involving three carboxyl O atoms from two different o-bda ligands and two N atoms from two p-pbim ligands. The Zn（2） atom is coordinated by two oxygens from two distinct bda2- anions and two nitrogen atoms from two p-pbim ligands to form a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The Zn（Ⅱ） atoms are alternately interlinked by o-bda ligands in bis-monodentate or chelating-bidentate and monodentate modes into one-dimensional undulate chains along axis c with the adjacent Zn…Zn distances of 8.32 and 8.47 A. Such neighboring chains are further extended into a 1D bi-chain structure with two different subrings A and B, which are 32- and 14-membered rings through interchain p-pbim ligands. There exists a 2D supramolecular network linked by intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions between the uncoordinated carboxylate 0（4） atom or coordinated carboxylate 0（7） atom and the uncoordinated imidazolyl N（2） and N（5） atoms with the O...N distances to be 2.695 and 2.807A.     

Synthesis,Structure and Property of a 1D Coordination Polymer [Mn{5-（NO2）sal}2（phen）]n with 5-Nitrosalicylate Ligand

A new coordination polymer [Mn{5-（NO2）sal}2（phen）]n （5-（NO2）sal = 5-nitrosalicylate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The title complex crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with α = 25.747（8）, b = 13.220（4）, c = 7.009（3） A, V= 2386（1）A^3, Z = 4, R = 0.0427 and wR = 0.0890. The 5-nitrosalicylate anions doubly bridge the Mn（Ⅱ） atoms to form a one-dimensional polymeric chain with repeated eight-membered ring units （Mn-O-C-O）2. The crystal structure is stabilized by intra- and interchain hydrogen bonding interactions. The cyclic voltammetric behavior of the title complex is also reported.     

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）.     

Crystal Structure and Magnetic Property of a Two-dimensional Manganese Compound [Mn（PhCOO）2（4,4＇-bipyridine）]n

A new two-dimensional polymeric manganese compound [Mn(PhCOO)2(4,4'-bipyridine)]n 1 has been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in space group Pbcn with a = 18.7158(2), b = 11.6919(3), c = 9.4799(2)(A), V = 2074.42(7)(A)3, Z = 4, Mr = 453.34, Dc = 1.452 g/cm3, μ = 0.670 mm-1 and F(000) = 932. The final refinement gave R = 0.0458 and wR = 0.1439 for 1358 observed reflections with Ⅰ＞ 2σ(Ⅰ). The complex consists of repeating units of Mn(PhCOO)2(4,4'-bipyridine). Each Mn center is sixcoordinated by four carboxylate O atoms of four benzoate anions and two pyridyl N atoms from bipy ligands to furnish a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. The two adjacent Mn atoms are connected by a pair of μ1,3-carboxylate groups to form infinite chains, which are further interlinked by bipy to complete a 2D grid network. The magnetic property of the polymeric complex has also been investigated.     

A New Two-dimensional Cd（Ⅱ） Coordination Polymer Constructed by Pyridine-2,5-dicarbohydrazide

A new two-dimensional Cd（Ⅱ） coordination polymer, [Cd（2,5-pdch）（H2O）]n·2n（ClO4）·nH2O （2,5-pdch = pyridine-2,5-dicarbohydrazide）, was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 10.905（2）, b = 11.602（1）, c = 15.034（2） A, β = 117.794 （10°, V = 1682.8（4A3, Z = 4, C7H13CdCl2NsO12, Mr = 542.52, Dc = 2.141 g/cm^3,/μ = 1.691 mm^-1, F（000） = 1072, 2（MoKa） = 0.71073A, the final R = 0.0608 and wR = 0.1329 for 2972 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the Cd（Ⅱ） atom displays a distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry coordinated by three N atoms and three O atoms from three different 2,5-pdch ligands, and one water molecule. Interestingly, each two Cd（Ⅱ） atoms are bridged by two carbohydrazide groups of the 2,5-pdch ligands to form a dimeric unit, and such dimeric units are further connected by the 2,5-pdch ligand to generate a two-dimensional （4,4）-network.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel 3D Inorganic-organic Hybrid Metallic Coordination Polymer, [Na2Cd（2,6-pyda）（N3）2（H2O）6]n

A novel coordination polymer [Na2Cd（2,6-pyda）（N3）2（H2O）6]n （2,6-H2pyda = 2,6- pyridinedicarboxylic acid） has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group C2/c, with a = 24.416（4）, b = 10.7638（17）, c = 6.9224（11） A^°, β= 106.124（2）A^°, V = 1747.7（5） A^°3, Mr = 515.64, De= 1.960 g/cm^3,μ = 1.365 mm^-1, F（000） = 1024, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0426 and wR = 0.1320. In the title complex, there exist two kinds of metal centers in the structure, cadmium ions and sodium ions. The Cd（Ⅱ） atom shows a distorted pentagonal-dipyramidal geometry defined by two O and one N atoms from one deprotonated pyda ligand and four N atoms from four μ-1,1,3 azido groups. The adjacent cadmium atoms are bridged via two μ-1,1,3 azido groups, along the c axis to afford an extended chain. There is also a 2D network which is comprised of binuclear subunits [NaE（H2O）6] connected by O atoms from coordinated water between the adjacent Cdn（pyda）n（Na）2n infinite chains. Furthermore, each cadmium atom is connected with four adjacent sodium atoms through the bridging N3- ligand in μ-1,3 patterns. Thus, the title complex exhibits a novel three-dimensional network structure.     

In Situ Hydrothermal Synthesis of a Mononuclear Copper（Ⅱ） Complex： Cu（H2SIP-O）（bpy）（H2O） （H4SIP-O = 4-Hydroxyl-5-sulfoisophthalic Acid）

The mononuclear complex, Cu（H2SIP-O）（bpy）（H2O） （H4SIP-O = 4-hydroxyl- 5-sulfoisophthalic acid and bpy = 2,2＇-dipyridyl）, has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Cu（OH）2 with NaH2SIP and bpy at 160 ℃, and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis and IR spectrum. The new ligand 4-hydroxyl-5-sulfoisophthalic acid derived from 5-sulfoisophthalic acid ligand under an in situ hydrothermal condition. The crystal of the complex crystallizes in a triclinic system, space group P1, with a = 7.757（4）, b = 10.663（6）, c = 11.727（7）A, α = 94.272（4）, β = 104.067（7）, γ = 97.400（7）°, V= 927.4（9）A^3, Z = 2, C18H14N2O9SCu, Mr= 497.93, Dc= 1.783 g/cm^3,μ = 1.350 mm^-1, F（000） = 506, the final R = 0.0518 and wR = 0.1513 for 4180 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The central Cu（II） ion is five-coordinated by two oxygen atoms from the H2SIP-O^2- ligand and two nitrogen atoms of bpy ligand in a distorted square-planar geometry as well as a water oxygen atom in the apical position to complete a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The mononuclear copper molecules are linked by hydrogen bonds between coordinated water molecules and sulfonate groups to form a one-dimensional double-chain structure. The chains are further held together through extensive π-π stacking interactions between the aromatic rings to form a three- dimensional supramolecular structure.     

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, Crystal Structure and Luminescence Property of a 2D Mn（II） Coordination Polymer Based on Isoniazid

A novel 2D Mn(Ⅱ) coordination polymer [Mn(CH3COO)2(INH)]n(INH=isoniazid) has been synthesized in DMF solution with isoniazid and Mn(CH3COO)2 . The polymer was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, FTIR and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2 1 /c with a=9.3251(18), b=16.340(3), c=8.8096(17) , β=94.747(3)°, V=1337.7(4) 3 , Z=4, μ(MoKα)=1.006 mm -1 , F(000)=636, R=0.0754 and wR=0.1375 (I > 2σ(I)). In the complex, each Mn(Ⅱ) atom is coordinated to three CH3COO- groups and two INH ligands. The Mn(Ⅱ) atoms locate in a distorted coordination octahedron and are bridged by CH3COO- ions to form a 1D S shaped chain extending along the c direction. The INH molecules act as bridges to link the Mn(Ⅱ) atoms of adjacent chains and further construct a lamellar polymer. The remaining coordination site is occupied by an O atom of the other CH3COO-. The experimental results show that the title complex has good luminescence property and could be used as potential optical materials.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Luminescence Property of [MnL2（bipy）（H2O）2]n

A new one-dimensional Mn（Ⅱ） complex, [MnL2（bipy）（H2O）2]n 1, has been obtained by the reaction of MnCl2·4H2O, 2,2＇-bipyridine （bipy） and 1-（4-phenoxyacetate）-5-thioacetatetetrazole （H2L）. The crystal crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group Pi with a = 7.6088（2）, b = 12.2795（2）, c = 13.6617（3）A, α = 75.416（2）, β =79.264（2）, γ = 74.271（2）°, V = 1179.48（4） A3, Z = 2, Mr = 555.43, F（000） = 570, Dc = 1.564 g/cm^3, μ = 0.704 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0454 and wR = 0.0849 for 3127 observed reflections （Ⅰ〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. The Mn（Ⅱ） is six-coordinated by two water molecules, two N atoms from bipy and two carboxylate O atoms from two L^2- to form a distorted octahedral geometry. Each L^2- ligand serves as a bridging ligand to link two Mn（Ⅱ） atoms, leading to a single-strand zigzag coordination polymer. Hydrogen-bonding interactions between adjacent chains as well as π-π stacking interactions extend the complex into a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture. Moreover, the title compound emits strong red fluorescent light （λem（max） = 610 nm） in EtOH solution.     

Antitumor Metallothiosemicarbazonate： Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Spectra and Antitumor Studies of Co（Ⅲ） Complex with Thiosemicarbazone Derivative of 2-Benzoylpyridine

The title complex [Co（L）2]Cl·4H2O I has been achieved via self-assembly by incorporating cobalt into 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazonate ligand, and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, mass spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The crystal crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2 1/n, with a = 10.227（3）, b = 17.363（4）, c = 17.459（4） A, β= 100.408（4）°, V= 3049.2（13） A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 677.08, Dc = 1.475 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 0.834 mm^-1, F（000） = 1400, the final R = 0.0747 and wR = 0.0896 for 1663 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The complex contains one six-coordinated cobalt ion connected by two thiosemicarbazone ligands which act as a tridentate ligand to coordinate with the center metal atoms via two pyridyl nitrogen atoms, two imine nitrogen atoms and two sulfur atoms giving rise to a mononuclear structure. Hydrogen bonds existing in the complex link the different components to stabilize the crystal structure. The antiturnor activity of the title complex was tested against A549 lung cancer cell line. Complex ! exhibits antitumor activity.     

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）.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Manganese（Ⅱ） Complex with 2-（4′-Chlorine- benzoyl）-benzoic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new metal-organic complex Mn2（cbba）4（phen）2 （Hcbba = 2-（4＇-chlorine-benzoyl）- benzoic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） 1 has been hydrotherrnally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses and IR spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with α = 12.154（5）, b = 18.166（7）, c = 31.197（13） A, V = 6887（5） A^3, C80H48Cl4Mn2N4O12, Mr= 1508.90, Dc = 1.455 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 0.591 mm^-1, F（000） = 3080, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0408 and wR = 0.0873 for 4033 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. In the crystal structure, the manganese atom is six-coordinated with four carboxylate oxygen atoms from three different cbba ligands and two nitrogen atoms from phen ligands, showing a distorted octahedral geometry. Furthermore, it exhibits a 3D supramolecular network through π-π interactions.     

Single-crystal Structure of ScAlMgO4

Crystals of scandium magnesium aluminate, ScAlMgO4, were grown from the melt prepared from stoichiometric quantities of Sc2O3, Al2O3 and MgO. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction indicates that ScAlMgO4 crystallizes in the space group R3 m with a = b = 3.2506（9） A, c = 25.152（8）A, V= 230.16（11）A^3, Z= 3, F（000） = 234,μ = 2.424 cm^-1, the final R = 0.0381 and wR = 0.1061 for 1874 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In ScAlMgO4, all Sc atoms are coordinated octahedrally, whereas AI or Mg atoms are forming a tetrahedron, or in a triangular bipyramid if one distant O atom is included. The structure of ScAlMgO4 is characterized by { [AlMgO4]^3-}∞^2 layers parallel to the ab plane, and they are further connected into a 3-dimen-sional framework by Sc atoms via O（1） atoms between the layers.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a One-dimensional Ladder-like Complex [Cu2（L）（dca）2]n （dca = [N（CN）2]^-, L = 1,4-Bis（3-furanyl）-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene）

A new Cu（I）-dicyanamide with formula [Cu2（L）（dca）2]n （dca = dicyanamide anion, L = 1,4-bis（3-furanyl）-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene） has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 9.271（2）, b = 7.7355（16）, c = 11.967（3）A,β = 102.693（3）°, V= 837.3（3）A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 223.68, Dc = 1.775 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 2.567 mm^-1, F（000） = 444, R = 0.0782 and wR = 0.2582 for 951 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that the copper atom is three-coordinated by two nitrogen atoms from two dicyanamide anions and another one from the ligand, and each copper atom is connected by two [N（CN）2] anions to form an infinite double-stranded bridge fashion leading to 1D ladder-like motifs.     

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.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Hexanuclear Copper-indium Thiolate Complex [（InCl）2（OMe）（μ-OMe）2（μ3-OMe）（μ-SPrn）2（CuPPh3）]2

A novel hexanuclear copper-indium thiolate complex, [（InCl）2（OMe）（μ-OMe）2（μ- OMe）（μ-SPrn）2（CuPPh3）]2 1, was synthesized from the reaction of NaSPrn, InCl3 and [Cu（Me- CN）a][PF6] in the presence of Ph3P and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P211n with a = 11.3533（8）, b = 15.4939（11）, c = 20.5189（14） A, β = 98.577（2）°, V = 3569.0（4） A3, Z = 2, C56H82Cl4Cu2In4O8P2S4, Mr = 1801.56, Dc = 1.676 g/cm3,μ（MoKa） = 2.213 mm^-1, F（000） = 1796, S = 0.985, the final R = 0.0559 and wR = 0.1099 for 8878 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I） and 367 variables. Complex 1 consists of two CuPPh3 fragments which symmetrically side-attach to the tetranuclear core of [InaCl4（OMe）2（μ-OMe）a（μ- OMe）2（μ-SPrn）4] by coordinating with sulfur atoms of propane-thio moieties. The average In-Ot （terminal）, In-μ-O and In-μ3-O bond distances are 2.305（4）, 2.144（4） and 2.294（4） A, respectively.