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Mark Frisch1, Christopher L Cahill
1Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract:
Two novel coordination polymers, UO2(C5H2N2O4)(H2O) (1) and (UO2)Cu(C5H2N2O4)2(H2O)2 (2), have been prepared by the hydrothermal reaction of uranyl nitrate hexahydrate [(UO2(NO3)2.6H2O], 3,5-pyrazoledicarboxylic acid (H3pdc) and copper(II) nitrate hemipentahydrate (Cu(NO3)2.2.5H2O) and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) and fluorescence spectroscopy. Compound 1 (monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a=6.9556(6)A, b=11.302(1)A, c= 10.5288(9)A, beta=90.057(2) degrees and Z=4) consists of a two-dimensional sheet containing uranyl hexagonal bipyramids. Compound 2 (triclinic, P-1, a=5.1014(7)A, b=7.6067(11)A, c=10.2910(15)A, alpha=72.380(3) degrees, beta=86.796(3) degrees, gamma=84.447(3) degrees and Z=1) consists of two-dimensional sheets. Both structures contain the linear UO2(2+) moiety and have extended networks built up from the H3pdc ligand. Compound 1 exhibits the characteristic UO(2)2+ emission spectra when it is excited at the ligand or uranium excitation wavelength. With the addition of the copper metal center in compound 2, the uranium emission is absent regardless of the excitation wavelength.
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