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Published on: February 7, 2017
A two-dimensional calcium (II) coordination polymer constructed from 2,2'-[terephthaloylbis(azanediyl)]diacetate:
Huang Huang Liu1, Chu Heng Liang1, Yan Liu1
1College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A new two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymer, namely, poly[[diaqua-[μ4-2,2'-[terephthaloylbis(azanediyl)]diacetato]calcium(II)] monohydrate], {[Ca(C12H10N2O6)(H2O)2]·H2O}n, (I), has been synthesized by the reaction of CaCl2 with 2,2'-[terephthaloylbis(azanediyl)]diacetic acid (H2L). The title compound was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. In the crystal structure of (I), each CaII cation binds to six carboxylate groups from four symmetry-related L2- dianions. The hexadentate L2- ligand links four symmetry-related calcium cations into a 2D layer-like structure, which can be simplified as a uninodal SP 2-periodic (3,6)III net with the point symbol (43·63). In the lattice, all layers pack in parallel arrays through weak interlayer hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions. The thermal stability and photoluminescence properties of (I) have been investigated. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals the different thermal stabilities of the two coordinated water molecules due to their different hydrogen-bonding interactions. The title coordination polymer exhibits an excitation-wavelength-dependent fluorescence in the solid state.
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