Functional self-assembly of hydrogen-bonded 3D coordination networks constructed from 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid

Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization (IR, TG/DTA, element analysis, inductively coupled plasma (ICP)) and single-crystal X-ray structures of H₄Btec hydrate and its two cobalt complexes, colorless [H₄Btec · 2H₂O] _n (I), pink [Co(H₂O)₆(H₂Btec)] _n (II), and nacarat {[Co(H₂O)₃(H₂Btec)(Phen)] · H₂O} _n (III) (H₄Btec = 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid, Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) have been solved. The results showed that I forms a 3D O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonded network generated from H₄Btec and water molecules, II presents a 3D network constructed by mononuclear [Co(H₂O)₆]²⁺ cations and H₂Btec²⁻ dianions through extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions, and III gives rise to a pseudo-octahedral coordination geometry. Extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions have significant effects in configuring a 3D network constructed by mononuclear [Co(H₂Btec)(Phen)(H₂O)₃] neutral molecules and a water molecules. The article was submitted by the authors in English.     

Self-assembled hydrogen-bonded coordination networks in two copper(II) carboxylates with 4-pyridylmethanol

The crystal and molecular structure of [Cu(nif)₂(4-PM)₂]·CH₃OH (1) and [Cu(2-Clbz)₂(4-PM)₂(H₂O)] (2), (where nif = niflumate anion, 2-Clbz = 2-chlorobenzoate anion and 4-PM is the 4-pyridylmethanol), have been determinated by X-ray crystallography. The Cu²⁺ cation in (1), is coordinated by two pairs of oxygen atoms from asymmetric bidentate niflumate anions and by a pair of pyridine nitrogen atoms from monodentate 4-pyridylmethanol ligands in trans position forming an extremely elongated bipyramid. The Cu²⁺ cation in (2), is coordinated by a pair of oxygen atoms from monodentate 2-chlorobenzoate anions, further by a pair of pyridine nitrogen atoms from monodentate 4-pyridylmethanol ligands and finally by a water oxygen atom forming a tetragonal-pyramidal coordination polyhedron. The molecules of both complexes in crystal structures are linked by O-H…O hydrogen bonds, which created a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding networks. The Π-Π stacking interactions are also observed in crystal structures of complex 2. The spectral properties (IR and electronic spectra) of both complexes were also investigated.     

New porphyrin-based metal-organic framework with high porosity: 2-D infinite 22.2-A square-grid coordination network

A new 2-D coordination network with 22.2-A square-grid coordination networks was prepared from a dicopper(II) tetraacetate [Cu2(AcO)4] as a linear linker motif and 5,10,15,20-tetra-4-pyridyl-21H,23H-porphine (H2TPyP) as a four-connected vertex, forming a regular high-porous structure. The characterization by N2 adsorption indicated that this coordination network has uniform micropores and gas adsorption cavities.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of a new 3D hydrogen-bonded porous coordination polymer

A new coordination polymer, [Cd(HMal)(Bipy)(H₂O) · 2H₂O (I) (H₃Mal is malic acid, Bipy is 4,4′-bipyridine), has been synthesized from H₃Mal and Bipy under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that I (C₁₄H₁₆N₂O₇Cd) crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Ibam. The adjacent cadmium(II) atoms were first interconnected by the HMal ligands via carboxylate oxygen atoms and its adjacent hydroxyl group to generate an infinite zigzag [Cd(HMal)] _n chain, which are further linked by Bipy ligands to form a 2D wavelike layer. Interestingly, the adjacent layers are further connected via hydrogen bonds, giving rise to a 3D porous framework with a cross-sectional area of 11.690 × 9.326 Ų. The unit cell parameters for I: a = 8,457(1), b = 22.030(7), c = 23.066(7) V = 4297(2) ų, Z = 4.     

Novel carbazole dendrimers having a metal coordination site as a unique hole-transport material

We have synthesized novel carbazole dendrimers via the cyclotrimerization of aminophenylketones in the presence of titanium tetrachloride. These dendrimers have the ability to assemble metal ions such as Sn²⁺ and Eu³⁺ with no significant difference in their generation, suggesting the dendrimer with an interior with a small density up to the third generation. We show the dendrimers with higher generations have the higher HOMO values. The most electron rich molecule, the G3 dendrimer, has the highest HOMO value of −5.2 eV. However, for the HOMO energy levels of the carbazole dendrimer complex with Eu(OTf)₃, the energy levels of the carbazoles did not change based on almost the same redox potentials as those of the dendrimers, themselves. Using the carbazole dendrimers and their europium complex, a homogeneous film was produced, which enhanced the performance of the electroluminescence device in comparison with only the dendrimer as the hole-transporting layer. This approach was managed by a solution process, i.e., the spin-coating method, without using the coevaporation technique based on the large equilibrium constants of the coordination of metal ions on the imine sites (K = 10⁵ M⁻¹).     

Highly adaptable two-dimensional metal-organic coordination networks on metal surfaces

The formation of extended two-dimensional metal-organic coordination networks (2D-MOCNs) showing high adaptability to surface step edges and structural defects is revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy. Rod-like 4,4'-di-(1,4-buta-1,3-diynyl)-benzoic acid (BDBA) and iron atoms assemble into extended 2D-MOCNs on Au(111) and Ag(100) surfaces. Independent from the chosen substrate and its surface symmetry the MOCN grows continuously over multiple surface terraces through mutual in-phase structure adaptation of network domains at step edges as well as on terraces. The adaptability of the MOCNs is mainly ascribed to the high degree of conformational flexibility of the butadiynyl functionality of the ligand. Despite their flexibility, the MOCNs exhibit considerable robustness against annealing at high temperatures. The findings show that mesoscale self-assembled functional architectures with a high degree of substrate error tolerance can be realized with metal coordination networks.     

Ag(I)-based tectons for the construction of helical and meso-helical hydrogen-bonded coordination networks

The new ligand 4-(3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)benzoic acid (L) has been prepared and characterized. This bifunctional ligand incorporates both a chelating region, with two nitrogen donors, suitable for chelating to soft transition metal ions, and a self-complementary hydrogen-bonding region which can facilitate intermolecular association of ligands or ligand-based complexes. X-ray structural analysis of the ligand shows it to adopt a one-dimensional helical polymeric structure, with adjacent ligands hydrogen bonded to each other. Reaction of L with silver(I) salts (AgOTf (1, 1.1.5H(2)O), AgNO(3) (2), AgPF6 (3.CH(3)OH), and AgClO(4) (4.CH(3)OH)) results in the formation of complexes with 2:1 stoichiometries. X-ray structural analysis of these complexes shows that, in each case, one-dimensional chain structures are obtained where chiral AgL(2) tectons are hydrogen bonded together, either directly or mediated by anions or solvent. Structures with either helical or meso-helical structures are observed.     

Nonlinear optically active polymeric coordination networks based on metal m-pyridylphosphonates

A family of polymeric coordination networks based on meta-pyridylphosphonate bridging ligands has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Compounds [M(2)(L-Et)(4)(mu-H(2)O)] (M = Mn, 1; Co, 2; Ni, 3; L-Et = ethyl-4-[2-(3-pyridyl)ethenyl]phenylphosphonate) were obtained by hydro(solvo)thermal reactions between diethyl-4-[2-(3-pyridyl)ethenyl]phenylphosphonate (L-Et(2)) and corresponding metal salts, while [Cd(L-H)(2)], 4 (L-H is monoprotonated 4-[2-(3-pyridyl)ethenyl]phenylphosphonate), was obtained by a hydro(solvo)thermal reaction between (L-H(2)).HBr and Cd(CF(3)SO(3))(2).6H(2)O. Compounds 1-3 are isostructural and crystallize in noncentrosymmetric space group Fdd2, and they adopt a complicated 3D framework structure composed of [M(2)(L-Et)(4)(mu-H(2)O)] building units, while compound 4 adopts a centrosymmetric 3D network structure resulted from linking 1D sinusoidal cadmium phosphate chains with L-H bridging ligands. Consistent with their polar structures, compounds 1-3 exhibit powder second harmonic generation signals larger than that of potassium dihydrogen phosphate.     

A new coordination polymer exhibiting unique 2D hydrogen-bonded (H2O)16 ring formation and water-dependent luminescence properties

A new coordination polymer, [Zn(dpe)(bdc)]·4H(2)O (ZndB; dpe=1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, bdc(2-)=dianion of benzenedicarboxylic acid), which possesses a 3D metal-organic framework (MOF) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. This 3D MOF is constructed by the assembly of helical channels filled with guest water molecules in both inner and outer regions of the channel. The resulting network also creates a 2D water layer containing hydrogen-bonded (H(2)O)(16) rings as the basic building units. Thermogravimetric and powder X-ray diffraction measurements of ZndB revealed a two-step weight loss of water molecules with a reversible water adsorption/desorption process in the inner channel for the first stage, and irreversible water desorption in the outer channel for the second stage. This spongelike property is manifested by the excimer emission originating from interaction between dpe (π*) and the other dpe (π) of the proximal helical channel, which is highly sensitive to the environmental perturbation. Powder X-ray analyses reveal that the dehydration process induces the readjustment of dpe π-π stacking distance/orientation, which results in dramatic luminescence changes from dim pale blue (λ(em)≈470 nm) upon hydration to bright white-light generation (broad, λ(em)≈500-550 nm) upon water depletion, accompanied by a ≈100-fold increase in the emission intensity.     

3D coordination polymers with vanadyl fragments and alkaline earth metal ions

The reactions of vanadyl sulfate VOSO₄·3H₂O with barium or strontium cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylate (MCpdc, M = Ba, Sr, H₂Cpdc = C₃H₄(COOH)₂) afforded the polymeric heterometallic complexes {[(H₂O)₈Ba₂(VO)₂(Cpdc)₄]·2H₂O}n (1) and {[(H₂O)₆Sr(VO)(Cpdc)₂]}n (2), respectively. These complexes differ in the binding mode of mononuclear vanadyl fragments with alkaline earth metal ions. Coordination polymers 1 and 2 were characterized by ESR spectroscopy.     

Adsorption and separation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons by a hydrogen-bonded coordination polymer

A residual-host prepared by thermal removal of naphthalene (NA) from the inclusion compound [Ni(SCN)(2)(isonicotinic acid)(2)]·(NA)(0.5) was found to function as an adsorbent for aromatic molecules and exhibit method-dependent selectivity.     

Conformation change of the cyclohexanedicarboxylate ligand toward 2D and 3D La(III)-organic coordination networks

2D and 3D structures of La-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylates (chdc) coordination networks, have been constructed using flexible chdc ligands which can have cis and trans conformations of two dicarboxylate groups, controlled by the solution pH in hydrothermal reaction conditions.     

Two non-interpenetrating 3D coordination networks with (3, 4)-connected topologies

Two new coordination polymers, namely [Zn₃(1,3,5-BTC)₂(L¹)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O (1) and [Cd₃(1,2,3-BTC)₂(L²)₃] · H₂O (2) (where L¹ = 1,2-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene, L² = 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole), 1,3,5-H₃BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid and 1,2,3-H₃BTC = 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid), were synthesized in hydrothermal conditions. In 1, each 1,3,5-BTC anion coordinates to three Zn cations, and the framework of 1 can be simplified as (6 · 8 · 10)₂(6² · 8 · 10³)(8² · 10)(6² · 10) topology. In 2, 1,2,3-BTC anions coordinate to three cadmiums, and the whole structure displays a (6² · 8⁴)₂(6⁴ · 8 · 10)(6² · 8)₂ network containing three different types of nodes. The luminescent properties for 1 and 2 are discussed.     

Five novel transition metal coordination polymers with 2D/3D framework structure based on flexible H2tzda and ancillary ligand bpe

Five new transition metal coordination polymers based on H₂tzda and co-ligand bpe, {[M(tzda)(bpe)]·H₂O}_n [M=Zn(1), Cd(2), Mn(3), Co(4)] and [Ni₂(tzda)₂(bpe)₂(H₂O)]_n (5) [H₂tzda=(1,3,4-thiadiazole-2,5-diyldithio)diacetic acid, bpe=1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane], have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Compounds 1-4 feature a 2D-layered architecture generated from [M(tzda)]_n moiety with double-chain structure cross-linking bpe spacers. However, the conformations bpe adopts in 3 and 4 are different from those in 1 and 2 due to the rotation of C-C single bond in bpe. Polymer 5 exhibits an interesting 3D porous framework with 2-fold interpenetration, in which intriguing 1D double helix chains are observed. The photoluminescence properties of 1 and 2 in the solid-state at room temperature are investigated. In addition, variable-temperature magnetic data show weak antiferromagnetic behavior in 3-5.