Chiral Coordination Polymers with SHG-Active and Luminescence: An Unusual Homochiral 3D MOF Constructed from Achiral Components

Abstract

Six new coordination polymers, namely, [Cd(SO4)(4-abpt)(H2O)]n·3nH2O (1), [Cu3(CN)3(4-abpt)2]n (2), [Cd(D-cam)(2-PyBIm)(H2O)]n (3), [Co(D-Hcam)(cptpy)]n (4), [Cd(D-cam)(btmb)]n (5), and [Cd2(D-cam)(L-cam)(btmbb)]n (6) (4-abpt = 4-amino-3,5-bis(4-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole, D-H2cam = d-camphoric acid, 2-PyBIm = 2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole, Hcptpy = 4′-(4-carboxyphenyl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine, btmb = 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene, btmbb = 4,4′-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl), have been synthesized under hydro(solvo)thermal conditions. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and further characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, powder X-ray diffraction, circular dichroism, and thermogravimetric analysis. Complex 1 features a 3D porous metal–organic framework, which is a rare example to obtain a homochiral compound from achiral components. Complex 2 exhibits a 2D polymeric network constructed from μ2-cyanide, μ2-4-abpt, and monodentate 4-a...