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Qi-Long Zhang1,2, Qing Yu3, Hai-Fang Xie4
1State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, China. sciqlzhang@gmc.edu.cn.
Abstract:
In this study, six coordination polymers (CPs), {[Ag₂(L)(CF₃SO₃)]·CF₃SO₃·2H₂O·DMF}n (1), {[Ag(L)]·SbF₆·4DMF·H₂O}n (2), {[Zn(L)0.5(I)₂]·3.75H₂O}n (3), {[Cd₂(L)(I)₄(H₂O)(DMF)]·4H₂O·3DMF}n (4), {[Hg₂(L)(I)₄]·H₂O·4DMF}n (5) and {[Hg₂(L)(Cl)₄]·2H₂O·3DMF}n (6), were obtained based on the designed X-shaped urea-based ligand. X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis revealed that complex 1 displayed a 3D (3,4)-connected {6·8²}{6⁴·8²}-tcj net. Complex 2 featured a 2D 4-connected {4³·6³} sheet. Complexes 3 and 5 exhibited a 1D polymeric loop chain. Complex 4 displayed a 1D polymeric fishbone chain. Complex 6 showed a 2D 4-connected {4⁴·6²}-sql sheet. Structural comparison revealed that not only the metal ions, but also the anions played crucial roles in the control of final structures.
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