Solvothermal in situ synthesis of cyanide-containing ternary silver(I) coordination polymers and their phosphorescent properties

Abstract

Cyanide group is a robust electron-mediate ligand, widely used in functional coordination polymers. Synthesis of cyanide-containing functional coordination polymersvia solvothermal in situ reaction is a new efficient approach. In this paper, four novel ternary coordination polymers, namely [Ag3(trz)2(CN)]n (1), [Ag3(detrz)2(CN)]n (2), [Ag4(dptrz)2(CN)2]n (3), [Ag3(dptrz)2(CN)]n (4) (Htrz = 1H-1,2,4-triazole, Hdetrz = 3,5-diethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole, Hdptrz = 3,5-dipropyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole), were solvothermally synthesized and characterized. The cyanide groups are all in situ generated from C–C cleavage reaction of acetonitrile. The cyanide group acts as terminal group in 1, while as linker in 2, 3, 4. Phosphorescent properties of these in situ products are studied and compared with binary silver-triazole coordination polymers. The results show that phosphorescent emissions of 2, 3, and 4 are red-shifted compared to that of 1.