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Anion-Controlled Architecture and Photochromism of Naphthalene Diimide-Based Coordination Polymers
Jian-Jun Liu1, Shu-Biao Xia2, Yu-Lian Duan3
1Center for Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Chemical Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, China. jianjun_liu@mail.qjnu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Three new cadmium coordination polymers, namely [Cd(NO₃)₂(DPNDI)(CH₃OH)]·CH₃OH (1), [Cd(SCN)₂(DPNDI)] (2), and [Cd(DPNDI)₂(DMF)₂]·2ClO₄ (3) (DPNDI = N,N-di(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalene diimide, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide) have been synthesized by reactions of DPNDI with Cd(NO₃)₂, Cd(SCN)₂, and Cd(ClO₄)₂, respectively. Compound 1 is a one-dimensional coordination polymer with strong lone pair-π interactions between the coordinated NO₃- anions and the imide ring of DPNDI; while 2 is a two-dimensional network with a (4, 4) net topology. In the case of 3, due to the presence of uncoordinated perchlorate counter ions, it exhibits a non-interpenetrated square-grid coordination polymer containing one-dimensional rhomboid channels. The structural diversity in these compounds is attributed to different coordination abilities and geometries of counter anions. Due to the presence of electron-deficient NDI moiety, the photochromic behavior of these compounds was studied. Interestingly, only compounds 1 and 3 exhibit color changes under light irradiation. The influence of the anions on the photochromism process of the NDI-based materials has been discussed.
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