Two coordination polymers constructed by 5‐[(4‐carboxyphenoxy)methyl]benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid and 2,2′‐bipyridine: syntheses, structures and luminescence properties

Coordination polymers (CPs) have attracted increasing interest in recent years. In this work, two new CPs, namely poly[[aquabis(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′){μ3‐5‐[(4‐carboxylatophenoxy)methyl]benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylato‐κ4O1,O1′:O3:O5}(μ‐formato‐κ3O:O,O′)dicadmium(II)] monohydrate], {[Cd2(C16H9O7)(HCO2)(C10H8N2)2(H2O)]·H2O}n (1), and poly[[(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′){μ3‐5‐[(4‐carboxylphenoxy)methyl]benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylato‐κ4O1,O1′:O3:O5}manganese(II)] sesquihydrate], {[Mn(C16H10O7)(C10H8N2)]·1.5H2O}n (2), have been prepared using the tricarboxylic acid 5‐[(4‐carboxyphenoxy)methyl]benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid and 2,2′‐bipyridine under hydrothermal conditions. CP 1 displays a two‐dimensional layer structure which is further extended into a three‐dimensional (3D) supramolecular structure via intermolecular π–π interactions, while CP 2 shows a different 3D supramolecular structure extended from one‐dimensional ladder chains by intermolecular π–π interactions. In addition, the solid‐state luminescence spectra of 1 and 2 were studied at room temperature. New CdII and MnII coordination polymers (CPs) have been prepared using 5‐[(4‐carboxyphenoxy)methyl]benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid and 2,2′‐bipyridine under hydrothermal conditions. The former CP displays a 3D supramolecular structure extended from 2D layers by intermolecular π–π interactions, while the latter shows a different 3D supramolecular structure extended from 1D ladder chains by intermolecular π–π interactions. The results suggest that the metal ion and π–π interactions play important roles in the design and construction of various CPs.