Cis- and trans-9,10-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-anthracene based coordination polymers of ZnII and CdII: synthesis, crystal structures and luminescence properties

Vasylevskyi, Serhii I.; Regeta, Khrystyna; Ruggi, Albert; Petoud, Stéphane; Piguet, Claude; Fromm, Katharina M.

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Cis- and trans-9,10-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-anthracene based coordination polymers of ZnII and CdII: synthesis, crystal structures and luminescence properties

Vasylevskyi, Serhii I. University of Fribourg, Chemistry Department, Friourg, Switzerland
Regeta, Khrystyna Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Departamento de Física, Caparica, Portugal
Ruggi, Albert University of Fribourg, Chemistry Department, Friourg, Switzerland
Petoud, Stéphane University of Geneva, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Geneva, Switzerland
Piguet, Claude University of Geneva, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Geneva, Switzerland
Fromm, Katharina M. University of Fribourg, Chemistry Department, Friourg, Switzerland

02.01.2018

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Dalton Transactions. - 2018, vol. 47, no. 2, p. 596–607

English New functional coordination polymers based on the semi-flexible 9,10-di(1H-imidazol- 1-yl)-anthracene ligand (L) with ZnII and CdII, namely {[Zn(μ2-L)2] (ClO4)2·m(MeOH)·n(DCM)}n (1), {[Zn(μ2-L)2](BF4)2·m(MeOH)·n(DCM)}n (2), {[Zn(μ2-L)2(p-Tos)2]·m(DCM)·n(MeOH)}n (3), {[Cd(μ2-L)2(p-Tos)2]·m(DCM)}n (4) {[Cd(μ2-L)2(p-Tos)2]·m(MeOH)·n(Dioxane)}n (5) and {[Zn(μ2- L)2(CF3CO2)2]·2(Dioxane)}n (6), were obtained. Dissolving L in polar solvent mixtures MeOH–DCM (4 : 1) or MeOH–dioxane (1 : 1) with ZnII and CdII salts resulted in the formation of complexes 1, 2, and 5 adopting a cis-conformation of the imidazole groups with respect to anthracene. In less polar mixtures of solvents such as MeOH–DCM (1 : 4) trans-L is observed, leading to the coordination polymers 3–4 with ZnII and CdII. In an intermediate solvent mixture such as MeOH–dioxane (1 : 4), the cis- and trans-conformation coexist as exemplified in complex 6 with ZnII. In the solid state, complexes 1–5 assemble as supramolecular 2-D coordination polymers with a (4,4) topology, while 6 forms a tridimensional porous network with a cds topology. All compounds reveal strong blue emission in the solid state at room temperature.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Chimie

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