A new one-dimensional CuIIcomplex with a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture incorporating benzene-1,3-dicarboxylate and 1-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-imidazole

Abstract

Subtle modifications ofN-donor ligands can result in complexes with very different compositions and architectures. In the complexcatena-poly[[bis{1-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-imidazole-κN3}copper(II)]-μ-benzene-1,3-dicarboxylato-κ3O1,O1′:O3], {[Cu(C8H4O4)(C10H9N5)2(H2O)]·2H2O}n, each CuIIion is six-coordinated by two N atoms from two crystallographically independent 1-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-imidazole (bmi) ligands, by three O atoms from two symmetry-related benzene-1,3-dicarboxylate (bdic2−) ligands and by one water molecule, leading to a distorted CuN2O4octahedral coordination environment. The CuIIions are connected by bridging bdic2−anions to generate a one-dimensional chain. The bmi ligands coordinate to the CuIIions in monodentate modes and are pendant on opposite sides of the main chain. In the crystal, the chains are linked by O—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds, as well as by π–π interactions, into a three-dimensional network. A thermogravimetric analysis was carried out and the fluorescence behaviour of the complex was also investigated.