Regulating photochromism of viologen-bearing coordination polymers via the variation of electron-donating/withdrawing groups on organic ligands

Ming Chen, Li Sun, Xiao Dong Yang, Rui Yun Guo, Qi Qi Zhang, Jie Zhang*

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Abstract

The substituent effect prevalent in organic compounds has been applied to adjusting the photochromism of viologen-bearing coordination polymers, which enable the isoreticular compounds, {[Cd(Bpybc)0.5(mip)(H2O)]·2H2O}n (Cd-mip) and {[Cd(Bpybc)0.5(nip)(H2O)]·H2O}n (Cd-nip), to display different photoresponse behaviors owing to the contribution from the electron-donating/withdrawing group on the auxiliary ligand. The present work demonstrates a practical way to regulate photochromism of target coordination polymer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-56
Number of pages4
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume87
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Coordination polymers
  • Photochromism
  • Substituent effect
  • Viologen

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