Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Photoluminescent Properties of Metal–Organic Frameworks Derived from 3,5-Bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)pyridine and Dicarboxylic Acids

Abstract

We successfully synthesized two new metal coordination polymers [Cd3(bdc)3(L)3(H2O)3]n (1) and [Co(tda)(L)]n (2) (H2bdc = 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, H2tda = 2,5-thiophendicarboxylic acid, and L = 3,5-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)pyridine), which were then characterized by IR, and elemental, X-ray powder diffraction, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. Complex 1 possesses a uninodal three-connected hcb Shubnikov hexagonal plane net with {63} topology. Complex 2 features a three-connected topological net with {82·10} topology (so-called ‘tongue-and-groove’ structure). A typical T-shaped molecular bilayer motif, which has rarely been reported previously, was successfully constructed by strategically selecting H2tda as the second ligand. In addition, the solid-state photoluminescent spectra of 1 and 2 were measured at room temperature.