Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Luminescence of Two Coordination Polymers Based on Isophthalic Acid and 2-(3-Pyridyl)benzimidazole Ligands

Abstract

Two new coordination polymers, [Zn(PyHBIm)2(IPA)]•3H2O (1), [Cd(PyHBIm)(IPA)(H2O)2]•2H2O (2), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions based on 2-(3-pyridyl)benzimidazole (3-PyHBIm) and isophthalic acid (IPA). The complexes were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. They contain simple 1D chains and can be assembled into a 3D network through aromatic π–π stacking interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions. Their luminescent properties were studied in the solid state at room temperature.