Coordination Polymers Bearing Angular 4,4′-Oxybis[N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)benzamide] and Isomeric Dicarboxylate Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Properties
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structure of {[Cd(L)(1,3,-BDC)(H2O)]∙2H2O}n, 1
2.2. Structure of {[Cd(L)(1,4-HBDC)(1,4-BDC)0.5]∙2H2O}n, 2
2.3. Structure of {[Cu2(L)2(1,3-BDC)2]∙1.5H2O}n, 3
2.4. Structure of {[Ni(L)(1,3-BDC)(H2O)]∙2H2O}n, 4
2.5. Structure of {[Zn(L)(1,3-BDC)]∙4H2O}n, 5
2.6. Structure of {[Zn(L)(1,4-BDC)]∙2H2O}n, 6
2.7. Structure of [Cd3(L)2(1,4-BDC)3]n, 7
2.8. Ligand Conformations and Coordination Modes
2.9. Powder X-Ray Analysis
2.10. Thermal Properties
2.11. Luminescent Properties
2.12. Metal Ion Detection
2.13. Luminescent Quenching Mechanism
3. Experimental Section
3.1. General Procedures
3.2. Materials
3.3. Preparations
3.3.1. {[Cd(L)(1,3-BDC)(H2O)]∙2H2O}n, 1
3.3.2. {[Cd(L)(1,4-HBDC)(1,4-BDC)0.5]∙2H2O}n, 2
3.3.3. {[Cu2(L)2(1,3-BDC)2]∙1.5H2O}n, 3
3.3.4. {[Ni(L)(1,3-BDC)(H2O)]∙2H2O}n, 4
3.3.5. {[Zn(L)(1,3-BDC)]∙4H2O}n, 5
3.3.6. {[Zn(L)(1,4-BDC)]∙2H2O}n, 6
3.3.7. [Cd3(L)2(1,4-BDC)3]n, 7
3.4. X-Ray Crystallography
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ligand Conformation | Coordination Mode | |
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1 | syn–anti | μ2-κ2O,O′;κO″ |
2 | syn–syn | μ4-κ2O,O′;κO′;κ2O″,O‴; κO‴ κ2O,O′ |
3 | anti–anti syn–anti | μ3-κO;κO′;κO″ |
4 | syn–anti | μ2-κ2O,O′;κO″ |
5 | anti–anti | μ2-κO;κO′ |
6 | anti–anti | μ2-κ2O,O′;κO″ |
7 | syn–anti | μ4-κO;κO′;κO″;κO‴ μ4-κO;κO′;κ2O″,O‴; κO‴ |
Complex | Weight Loss of Solvent °C (Calc/Found),% | Weight Loss of Ligand °C (Calc/Found),% |
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1 | 3 H2O 90–130 (7.38/7.02) | L + 1,3-BDC2− 325–800 (82.60/78.28) |
2 | 1 H2O ~220 (2.65/2.16) | L + 1,4-BDC2− 275–800 (82.60/82.50) |
3 | 1.5 H2O ~230 (1.99/3.31) | L + 1,3-BDC2− 245–800 (88.66/89.94) |
4 | 3 H2O 80–180 (7.60/7.55) | L + 1,3-BDC2− 335–800 (82.28/84.44) |
5 | 4 H2O ~170 (9.11/9.72) | L + 1,3-BDC2− 310–795 (72.13/81.35) |
6 | 2 H2O ~335 (4.87/5.11) | L + 1,4-BDC2− 345–800 (84.90/85.80) |
7 | L + 1,4-BDC2− 345–800 (80.24/76.99) |
Compound | Excitation λex (nm) | Emission λem (nm) | Complex | Excitation λex (nm) | Emission λem (nm) |
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1,3-H2BDC | 280,310 | 355 | 1 | 340 | 388 |
1,4-H2BDC | 280,330 | 385 | 2 | 330 | 385 |
L | 340 | 398 | 5 | 341 | 422 |
6 | 335 | 435 | |||
7 | 321 | 421 |
Complex | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
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Formula | C34H32CdN4O10 | C38H33CdN4O11 | C68H55Cu2N8O15.5 | C34H32NiN4O10 | ||
Formula weight | 769.03 | 834.08 | 1359.28 | 715.34 | ||
Crystal system | Triclinic | Triclinic | Triclinic | Triclinic | ||
Space group | Pī | Pī | Pī | Pī | ||
a, Å | 9.3402(5) | 9.2561(5) | 11.8074(2) | 9.3094(2) | ||
b, Å | 10.1891(6) | 9.9219(5) | 16.1994(3) | 10.0075(1) | ||
c, Å | 18.4381(11) | 22.6929(11) | 16.9383(3) | 18.1094(3) | ||
α, ° | 81.322(3) | 82.3318(13) | 73.9272(12) | 79.3537(8) | ||
β, ° | 77.049(3) | 80.9252(15) | 78.3137(12) | 78.0679(7) | ||
γ, ° | 70.622(3) | 62.7198(13) | 78.6938(12) | 73.4443(7) | ||
V, Å3 | 1607.61(16) | 1824.65(16) | 3014.74(10) | 1567.95(5) | ||
Z | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Dcalc, Mg/m3 | 1.589 | 1.518 | 1.497 | 1.515 | ||
F(000) | 784 | 850 | 1402 | 744 | ||
µ (Mo Kα), mm−1 | 0.746 | 0.666 | 0.785 | 0.687 | ||
Range (2θ) for data collection, deg | 2.126 to 28.499 | 2.315 to 25.091 | 1.590 to 28.294 | 2.142 to 28.331 | ||
Independent reflection | 8049[R(int) = 0.0210] | 6465[R(int) = 0.0725] | 14,951[R(int) = 0.0380] | 7808[R(int) = 0.0216] | ||
Data/restraint/parameter | 8049/0/450 | 6465/0/649 | 14,951/0/842 | 7808/0/442 | ||
quality-of-fit indicator c | 1.035 | 1.057 | 1.023 | 1.025 | ||
Final R indices [I > 2σ(I)] a,b | R1 = 0.0259,wR2 = 0.0629 | R1 = 0.0531,wR2 = 0.1280 | R1 = 0.0462,wR2 = 0.1016 | R1 = 0.0301,wR2 = 0.0733 | ||
R indices (all data) | R1 = 0.0283,wR2 = 0.0645 | R1 = 0.0718,wR2 = 0.1426 | R1 = 0.0840,wR2 = 0.1161 | R1 = 0.0377,wR2 = 0.0770 | ||
Complex | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
Formula | C34H34ZnN4O11 | C34H30ZnN4O9 | C76H56Cd3N8O18 | |||
Formula weight | 740.02 | 703.99 | 1706.48 | |||
Crystal system | Monoclinic | Monoclinic | Monoclinic | |||
Space group | P21/n | P21/c | C2/c | |||
a, Å | 13.2504(4) | 14.6873(2) | 41.100(2) | |||
b, Å | 9.5834(3) | 12.5880(2) | 9.7849(4) | |||
c, Å | 26.5625(9) | 17.7902(3) | 18.1394(7) | |||
α, ° | 90 | 90 | 90 | |||
β, ° | 95.3579(6) | 97.0769(10) | 113.9416(11) | |||
γ, ° | 90 | 90 | 90 | |||
V, Å3 | 3358.27(19) | 3264.06(9) | 6667.3(5) | |||
Z | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
Dcalc, Mg/m3 | 1.464 | 1.433 | 1.700 | |||
F(000) | 1536 | 1456 | 3424 | |||
µ (Mo Kα), mm−1 | 0.799 | 0.814 | 1.031 | |||
Range (2θ) for data collection, deg | 1.540 to 28.393 | 1.397 to 25.999 | 2.151 to 26.051 | |||
Independent reflection | 8416[R(int) = 0.0445] | 6400[R(int) = 0.0572] | 5902[R(int) = 0.0715] | |||
Data/restraint/parameter | 8416/0/451 | 6400/0/442 | 5902/0/474 | |||
quality-of-fit indicator c | 1.036 | 1.056 | 1.076 | |||
Final R indices [I > 2σ(I)] a,b | R1 = 0.0424,wR2 = 0.1018 | R1 = 0.0507,wR2 = 0.0977 | R1 = 0.0378,wR2 = 0.0730 | |||
R indices (all data) | R1 = 0.0721,wR2 = 0.1134 | R1 = 0.1236,wR2 = 0.1201 | R1 = 0.0737,wR2 = 0.0922 |
Complex | Metal–Ligand Distance | Coordination Geometry and Packing Interactions | Topology |
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1 | Cd-N(1) = 2.2697(14) Cd-O(6A) = 2.2733(13) Cd-O(4) =2.3338(13) Cd-O(8) = 2.3393(14) Cd-N(4B) = 2.3427(15) Cd-O(5) = 2.4849(12) | Distorted octahedral N-H---O and O-H---O | 2D net with (64·8·10)(6)-2,4L3 |
2 | Cd-N(4A) = 2.277(5) Cd-N(1) = 2.286(6) Cd-O(4) = 2.297(4) Cd-O(5B) = 2.337(4) Cd-O(6) = 2.355(3) Cd-O(7) = 2.434(3) Cd-O(5) = 2.604(4) | Distorted pentagonal bipyramidal N-H---O and O-H---O | 2D net with (42·82·102)(42·84)2(4)2 |
3 | Cu(1)-O(7) = 1.9504(17) Cu(1)-O(11) = 1.9616(16) Cu(1)-N(5) = 2.016(2) Cu(1)-N(1) = 2.023(2) Cu(1)-O(8A) = 2.3684(19) Cu(2)-O(14B) = 1.9368(16) Cu(2)-O(9) = 1.9755(15) Cu(2)-N(4C) = 2.011(2) Cu(2)-N(8D) = 2.026(2) Cu(2)-O(13E) = 2.396(2) | Distorted square pyramidal N-H---O and O-H---O | 2D net with (4·5·6)(4·55·63·7)-3,5L66 |
4 | Ni-O(4) = 2.0344(10) Ni-N(4A) = 2.0658(12) Ni-N(1) = 2.0895(13) Ni-O(8) = 2.0896(11) Ni-O(7B) = 2.1230(10) Ni-O(6B) = 2.1563(10) | Distorted octahedral N-H---O and O-H---O | 2D net with (64·8·10)(6)-2,4L3 |
5 | Zn-O(4) = 1.9293(16) Zn-O(6A) = 1.9419(14) Zn-N(1) = 2.043(2) Zn-N(4B) = 2.111(2) | Distorted tetrahedral N-H---O and O-H---O | 2D net with (84·122)(8)2-2,4L2 |
6 | Zn-O(4) = 1.939(2) Zn-N(1) = 2.033(3) Zn-O(6A) = 2.044(4) Zn-N(4B) = 2.063(3) Zn-O(7A) = 2.421(4) | Distorted square pyramidal N-H---O and O-H---O | 1D net with (43·62·8)(4)-2,4C3 |
7 | Cd(1)-O(4) = 2.247(4) Cd(1)-O(6A) = 2.341(3) Cd(1)-O(8) = 2.374(3) Cd(1)-N(4B) = 2.378(4) Cd(1)-N(1) = 2.382(4) Cd(1)-O(7A) = 2.464(3) Cd(2)-O(5) = 2.166(3) Cd(2)-O(5C) = 2.167(3) Cd(2)-O(9C) = 2.272(3) Cd(2)-O(9) = 2.273(3) Cd(2)-O(7A) = 2.402(3) Cd(2)-O(7D) = 2.402(3) | Distorted octahedral N-H---O | 2D net with (36·46·53)-hxl |
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Huang, Y.-H.; Hsieh, Y.-J.; Chen, Y.-H.; Liu, S.-M.; Chen, J.-D. Coordination Polymers Bearing Angular 4,4′-Oxybis[N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)benzamide] and Isomeric Dicarboxylate Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Properties. Molecules 2025, 30, 3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30153283
Huang Y-H, Hsieh Y-J, Chen Y-H, Liu S-M, Chen J-D. Coordination Polymers Bearing Angular 4,4′-Oxybis[N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)benzamide] and Isomeric Dicarboxylate Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Properties. Molecules. 2025; 30(15):3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30153283
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Yung-Hao, Yi-Ju Hsieh, Yen-Hsin Chen, Shih-Miao Liu, and Jhy-Der Chen. 2025. "Coordination Polymers Bearing Angular 4,4′-Oxybis[N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)benzamide] and Isomeric Dicarboxylate Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Properties" Molecules 30, no. 15: 3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30153283
APA StyleHuang, Y.-H., Hsieh, Y.-J., Chen, Y.-H., Liu, S.-M., & Chen, J.-D. (2025). Coordination Polymers Bearing Angular 4,4′-Oxybis[N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)benzamide] and Isomeric Dicarboxylate Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Properties. Molecules, 30(15), 3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30153283