Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Life Science and Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, P. R. China
Abstract
Three new lanthanide-organic frameworks {[Ln(L)(OClO3)(H2O)]·0.5H2O}n [Ln=Sm (1), Eu (2), Er (3)] have been prepared by hydrothermal reactions of the corresponding lanthanide oxide (Ln2O3), silver perchlorate (AgClO4) and 5-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)isophthalic acid. The complexes have been characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. In 1-3, the metal centers are eight-coordinated to show polyhedral coordination geometries with an LnO8 donor set. The imidazolyl groups are free of coordination, and the perchlorate and carboxylate groups bridge the Ln3+ cations leading to the formation of wave-like layer structures containing metal-chains. The fluorescence properties of complex 2 were investigated.