Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 4, 2026

Amide Coupling Reaction for the Synthesis of Bispyridine-based Ligands and Their Complexation to Platinum as Dinuclear Anticancer Agents
Published on: May 28, 2014
Synthesis and characterization of two isostructural 3d-4f coordination compounds based on pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic
Lizhi Han1, Longyi Jin1, Enbo Wang2
1Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The design and synthesis of 3d-4f heterometallic coordination polymers have attracted much interest due to the intriguing diversity of their architectures and topologies. Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (H2pydc) has a versatile coordination mode and has been used to construct multinuclear and heterometallic compounds. Two isostructural centrosymmetric 3d-4f coordination compounds constructed from pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and 4,4'-bipyridine (bpy), namely 4,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium diaquabis(μ2-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)tetrakis(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)bis[4-(pyridin-4-yl)pyridinium]cobalt(II)dieuropium(III) octahydrate, (C10H10N2)[CoEu2(C10H9N2)2(C7H3NO4)6(H2O)2]·8H2O, (I), and 4,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium diaquabis(μ2-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)tetrakis(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)bis[4-(pyridin-4-yl)pyridinium]cobalt(II)diterbium(III) octahydrate, (C10H10N2)[CoTb2(C10H9N2)2(C7H3NO4)6(H2O)2]·8H2O, (II), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by IR and fluorescence spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and powder X-ray diffraction. Both compounds crystallize in the triclinic space group P-1. The EuIII and TbIII cations adopt nine-coordinated distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic geometries bridged by three pydc2- ligands. The CoII cation has a six-coordination environment formed by two pydc2- ligands, two bpy ligands and two coordinated water molecules. Adjacent molecules are connected by π-π stacking interactions to form a one-dimensional chain, which is further extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular network by multipoint hydrogen bonds.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Coordination Number and Geometry
Structural Isomerism
Isomers are different chemical species that have the same chemical formula. Structural isomerism of coordination compounds can be divided into two subcategories, the linkage isomers and coordination-sphere isomers.
Linkage isomers occur when the coordination compound contains a ligand that can bind to the transition metal center through two different atoms. For example, the CN− ligand can bind through the carbon atom or through the nitrogen atom. Similarly, SCN− can be...
Stereoisomerism
Isomers are different chemical species that have the same chemical formula.
Transition metal complexes often exist as geometric isomers, in which the same atoms are connected through the same types of bonds but with differences in their orientation in space. Coordination complexes with two different ligands in the cis and trans positions from a ligand of interest form isomers. For example, the octahedral [Co(NH3)4Cl2]+ ion has two isomers (Figure 1) In the cis...
Valence Bond Theory
Five-Membered Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds: Overview
Basicity of Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines

