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[2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction and luminescent sensing of Fe3+ and Cr2O72- ions by a cadmium-based coordination
Rong-Rong Zhu1, Tao Wang1, Tong Yan1
1Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource Education Ministry, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China. lindu@ynu.edu.cn qhzhao@ynu.edu.cn and School of Chemical Science and Technology Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A new cadmium-based coordination polymer (CP), [Cd3(bpe)2(ceba)2(fa)2(H2O)2]n (1; fa = formate anions), was constructed by solvothermal reactions of cadmium nitrates with trans-1,2-bis(4'-pyridyl)ethylene ligand (bpe) and 4-(1-carboxy-ethoxy)-benzoic acid (H2ceba). The [2 + 2] photodimerization reaction of CP 1 under UV irradiation generated the corresponding photoproduct [Cd3(rctt-tpcb)(ceba)2(fa)2(H2O)2]n (1a; rctt-tpcb = tetrakis(4-pyridyl)-cyclobutane) via a single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformation. Single crystal X-ray diffraction unveiled that CPs 1 and 1a have similar 2D layered structures, except that rctt-tpcb replaced a pair of bpe ligands in the latter. Furthermore, CPs 1 and 1a are good bifunctional luminescent sensors that can detect Fe3+ and Cr2O72- ions in a mixed medium of water and DMF and display high sensitivity, selectivity, and anti-jamming capability for the recognition of Fe3+ and Cr2O72- ions. Moreover, we also examine in detail the possible luminescent quenching mechanisms of 1 and 1a toward Fe3+ and Cr2O72- ions.
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