Abstract

AbstractReaction of tetraphosphine (P4) ligand dppbpda with Ag(I) oxylates yielded new coordination polymers (CPs) of formula [(dppbpda)Ag4(Ox)4]n (Ox=Bz (1), Sal (2), LA (3), Bz=benzoate, Sal=salicylate, LA=lactate). The solid‐state structures of 1–3 consist of one dimensional (1D) chains constructed from tetranuclear μ‐η2,η2‐ connected Ag4(Ox)4 cluster cores and dppbpda bridging ligands. Compounds 1–3 absorbed Congo Red in two distinct steps, with maximum uptake quantities of 1438 (1), 1417 (2) and 1656 (3) mg/g, inversely correlating with the size of the anions in the CPs. These CPs had band gaps in the semiconducting region (Eg) 3.05–3.15 eV and all three showed enhanced two‐peak photocurrent responses during the stepwise adsorption of CR, with maximum photocurrent densities of 227 (1), 163 (2) and 386 (3) μA cm−2 for composites with optimized dye coverage.

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