A blue luminescent inorganic–organic hybrid with infinite [Cd 3(μ 3-OH) 2(μ 2-Cl) 2] connectivity

Abstract

A novel layered inorganic–organic hybrid polymer, [Cd 3(μ 3-OH) 2(μ 2-Cl) 2L 2(H 2O) 2] (HL = 4-aminocinnamic acid), with strong blue luminescence has been reported. Its particular arrangement of the Cd(II), Cl −, and OH − forming an infinite one-dimensional inorganic connectivity with the chair-like Cd 4Cl 2(OH) 2 features is a new example of mixed Cd–OH–Cl discrete compounds.