Solvothermal Synthesis and Diverse Coordinate Structures of a Series of Luminescent Copper(I) Thiocyanate Coordination Polymers Based on N-Heterocyclic Ligands

Abstract

Solvothermal reactions of CuSCN with 4-amine-3,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole (3-Abpt), 5-(4-pyridyl)tetrazole (4-Ptz), and 2-(n-pyridyl)benzimidazole (n-PyHBIm, n = 4, 3, 2) in acetonitrile afford six novel coordination polymers: [Cu5(SCN)5(3-Abpt)2]n (1), [Cu(SCN)(3-Abpt)]n (2), [Cu(SCN)(4-Ptz)]n (3), [Cu2(SCN)2(4-PyHBIm)]n (4), [Cu2(SCN)2(3-PyHBIm)]n (5), and [Cu2(SCN)2(2-PyBIm)(2-PyHBIm)]n (6). All these complexes were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. 1 is the first example of a 1,1,1,3-μ4-tetradentate thiocyanate complex which displays a three-dimensional (3D) polymeric framework constructed from thiocyanate and tetradentate 3-Abpt. 2 exhibits a two-dimensional (2D) 4.82 network constructed from unidentate thiocyanate and tridentate 3-Abpt. 3 is a one-dimensional (1D) ladder-like double-chain polymer assembled by bidentate thiocyanate and 4-Ptz ligands. 4 shows a 2D 1,1,3-μ3-thiocyanate copper 4.82 network where bidentate 4-PyHBIm locates at both sides of the 2D layer. 5 dis...