Synthesis and characterization of two one-dimensional Cd II coordination polymers (CPs) with 5-amino-2,4,6-tribromoisophthalic acid and flexible N-donor bipyridyl ligands

The bromo-substituted aromatic dicarboxylic acid 5-amino-2,4,6-tribromoisophthalic acid (H ATBIP) was used to assemble with Cd ions in the presence of the N-donor flexible bipyridyl ligands 3,3'-(diazene-1,2-diyl)dipyridine (mzpy) and 1,3-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)urea (3bpmu), leading to the formation of two chain coordination polymers by adopting solution methods, namely, catena-poly[[[triaqua(5-amino-2,4,6-tribromoisophthalato-κO)cadmium(II)]-μ-3,3'-(diazene-1,2-diyl)dipyridine-κ N :N ] dihydrate], {[Cd(C H Br NO )(C H N )(H O) ]·2H O} or {[Cd(ATBIP)(mzpy)(H O) ]·2H O} , (1), and catena-poly[[[tetraaquacadmium(II)]-μ-1,3-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)urea-κ N :N -[diaquabis(5-amino-2,4,6-tribromoisophthalato-κO)cadmium(II)]-μ-1,3-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)urea-κ N :N ] octahydrate], {[Cd(C H Br NO )(C H N O)(H O) ]·4H O} or {[Cd(ATBIP)(3bpmu)(H O) ]·4H O} , (2). Both complexes were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopic analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), solid-state diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis, and single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction analysis (PXRD). The mzpy and 3bpmu ligands bridge the Cd metal centres in (1) and (2) into one-dimensional chains, and the ATBIP ligands show a monodentate coordination to the Cd centres in both coordination polymers. A discrete water tetramer exists in (1). Within the chains of (1) and (2), there are halogen bonds between adjacent ATBIP and mzpy or 3bpmu ligands, as well as hydrogen bonds between the ATBIP ligands and the coordinated water molecules. With the aid of weak interactions, the structures of (1) and (2) are further extended into three-dimensional supramolecular networks. An analysis of the solid-state diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectra of (1) and (2) indicates that a wide indirect band gap exists in both complexes. Complexes (1) and (2) exhibit irreversible and reversible dehydration-rehydration behaviours, respectively, and the solid-state fluorescence properties of both complexes have been studied.