Blue Fluorescence of a Binuclear Cd(II) Complex: [Cd(ClC2H4CO2)2(phen)]2

Abstract

A new binuclear complex, [Cd(ClCH2CH2CO2)2(phen)]2 (1), has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The Cd atoms are linked by carboxylate oxygen atoms into a four-membered Cd2O2 rhombic ring with a Cd···Cd separation of 3.824 Å . Two carboxylate groups act as bidentate, and two as both bidentate bridging and bidentate chelating ligands. The hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interactions are responsible for the supramolecular assembly and stabilization of the crystal structure. The complex has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV/Vis spectra, and thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA). The complex exhibits blue fluorescence in the solid at room temperature.