One-dimensional coordination polymers of a flexible bis(pyridylurea) ligand

Yongjing Hao, Biao Wu*, Shaoguang Li, Bin Liu, Chuandong Jia, Xiaojuan Huang, Xiao Juan Yang

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Abstract

The assembly of a bis(pyridylurea) ligand, N,N′-ethane-1,2-diylbis(3- pyridin-4-ylurea) (L), with Cu(AcO)2, CuCl2 or CoSO 4 led to four 1D coordination polymers, {[Cu2(AcO) 3(OH)L]·2.6H2O}n (1), {[CuL 2(H2O)2]·2AcO·3CH 3OH}n (2), {[CuL2(DMF)2] ·2Cl·2H2O}n (3), and {[Co2L 3(H2O)4(CH3OH)2] ·2SO4·6H2O}n (4). The ligand exhibits the expected flexibility in the formation of the coordination polymers. Compounds 1, 2 and 3 are infinite 1D ribbon-like polymers with metal nodes and flexible ligands in bent/gauche (V-shaped) conformations, while complex 4 shows a 1D ladder structure. Interestingly, the ligand molecules show two different conformations (roughly linear GAG and V-shaped GAA; G = gauche, A = anti) in 4. The tetranuclear copper(II) complex 1 is analyzed by temperature-dependent magnetic measurements, and represents a rare example of a six-coordinate copper complex with an endohedral hydroxide anion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6285-6292
Number of pages8
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume13
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Oct 2011
Externally publishedYes

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