Passing it up the ranks: hierarchical ion-size dependent supramolecular response in 1D coordination polymers

Abstract

The synthesis and structural characterisations of four 1D coordination polymers based on the 1,3,5-tris(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene (H₃btb) and 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine (2-tpt) ligands are reported: [M^II(Hbtb)(2-tpt)]·xDMF, M = Zn (1), Ni (2), Mn (3) and Cd (4).