Abstract
We report here the supramolecular structures and solid state luminescence of zinc(II) halides with N,N′-bis-4-methyl-pyridyl oxalamide (L), where the supramolecular assembly formed is dependent on the halide, and led to the formation of one-dimensional coordination polymers for Cl ([ZnCl2(L)]n) and Br ([ZnBr2(L)]n) or a discrete macrocycle for I ([ZnI2(L)]2), respectively. The rectangular structure of iodo compounds with pyridyl amide L shows an interesting nanotube framework built from π⋯π interactions in combination with hydrogen bonding. To our knowledge, these are rare examples of the anion-directed assembly of supramolecular structures. The low energy emission at ca. 500 nm for [ZnI2(L)]2 is assigned to a ligand-to-metal charge-transfer (LMCT) transition.
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