Eight novel coordination polymers, [Mn(L 1 ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ]Cl 2 ·2H 2 O (1, L 1 = bis(N-imidazolyl)methane), [Fe(L 1 ) 2 (NCS) 2 ] (2), [Zn(nba) 2 L 2 ] (3, nba = p-nitrobenzoate, L 2 = 1,4-bis(N-imidazolyl)butane), [Ni(L2)(hba)2(MeOH) 2 ]·2MeOH (4, hba = p-hydroxybenzoate), [Cd(L 2 ) 1.5 (NCS) 2 ] (5), [Cd(L 2 ) 2 (NO 3 ) 2 ] (6), [Cd(L 2 ) 2 (tos) 2 ] (tos = p-tolylsulfonate, 7), and [Ni(L 2 ) 3 ](NO 3 ) 2 (8), were obtained from self-assembly of the corresponding metal salts with the flexible ligands, and their structures were fully characterized. X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that complexes 1 and 2 exhibit one-dimensional (1D) double-stranded chain structures resulting from doubly bridged [Mn(L 1 ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] and [Fe(NCS) 2 ], respectively. Complexes 3 and 4 have ID zigzag chain structures in which [Zn(nba) 2 ] and [Ni(hba) 2 (MeOH) 2 ] units are held together by L 2 bridges, respectively. The polymeric cadmium complexes 5-7 have two-dimensional (2D) grid network structures with (4,4) topology. Complex 8 is a cationic polycatenane, and the nitrate anions occupy the triangular channels formed by the interpenetrating networks. Complexes 2, 3, 5, and 6 are stable up to 300 °C. Photoluminescent studies show that complexes 3 and 5-7 display intense blue emissions.
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