Two new pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate coordination polymers prepared from zerovalent metal precursor: Syntheses, luminescent and magnetic properties

Abstract

Two new K+/Cu(II) and Zn(II) coordination polymers with pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate (pydc), {K2[Cu(μ-pydc)2]·3H2O}n (1) and {[Zn(µ-pydc)(H2O)(4-mim)]·H2O}n (2) (4-mim=4-methylimidazole) have been synthesized from zerovalent metal and characterized by IR, EPR spectroscopy, thermal analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. In the sandwiched 3D anionic framework of 1, pydc ligands exhibit hexadentate coordination; tridentate coordination bond with Cu(II) and tridentate ionic interaction with K+ ions. {K2[Cu(μ-pydc)2]·3H2O}n shows a rare topology consists of three dimensional (3,4,5)-connected network with the point symbol of {42.6}2{42.84}{43.6.86}2. The distorted square pyramidal geometry of 2 is completed with an nitrogen atom from 4-mim and aqua ligand to form a 1D polynuclear structure. The hydrogen bonds link the 1D chains into 3D architecture. The temperature dependent magnetic property of complex 1 has been studied. Complex 2 exhibits unusual yellow luminescence in the solid state at room temperature.