Group 12 metal coordination polymers of 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane dioxide: A persistent 1D chain motif and consequent 2D and 3D architectures

Xiao Juan Yang*, Xiaoqing Liu, Yanyan Liu, Yongjing Hao, Biao Wu

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Abstract

A series of group 12 metal coordination polymers with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane dioxide (dppeO2), {[ZnCl2(μ-dppeO2)]·CH2Cl2}n (1·CH2Cl2), [ZnBr2(μ-dppeO2)]n (2), [CdI2(μ-dppeO2)]n (4), [(HgI2)2(μ-dppeO2)]n (5), [Zn(SCN)(μ-SCN)(μ-dppeO2)]n (6), and [Cd(NO3)(μ-SCN)(μ-dppeO2)]n (7), have been synthesized and structurally characterized. The structures of the compounds are all based on an infinite 1D chain constructed by four-coordinate metal ions and dppeO2 ligands adopting the trans bridging coordination fashion. In the coordination polymers 1, 2 and 4, the halide ions act as terminal ligands, leading to discrete 1D chains with alternative MX2 and dppeO2 repeating units. The mercury compound 5 features a unique square-wave-like inorganic chain -[Hg(1)-I-Hg(2)-I]-, and the 1D HgI2(μ-dppeO2) chains are further linked by HgI2 bridges to form a 3D network. In the thiocyanate-containing compounds 6 and 7, the 1D chains are linked by one (6) or two (7) bridging SCN- ions to result in 2D layered structures. Solid-state emission spectra of the coordination polymers show different variations compared to the free dppeO2 ligand, such as enhancement (1, 2, 6 and 7), shift (3 and 4) and quenching (5) upon metal coordination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)934-940
Number of pages7
JournalPolyhedron
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane dioxide (dppeO)
  • Coordination polymers
  • Fluorescence
  • Group 12 metals

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