The effect of different substituent groups of auxiliary ligands on the photochromic behaviors of bipyridinium-based coordination polymers

Ping Ping Zhang, Xiao Dong Yang, Li Sun, Wen Bo Li, Jie Zhang*

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Abstract

Two bipyridinium-based coordination polymers, {[Cd(BCbpy)2(o-BDC)]·13H2O} (1) and {[Cd(BCbpy)2(SA)]·6H2O} (2), have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the two compounds have similar one-dimensional coordination polymeric chain structures but different packing patterns. Compound 1 displays fast eye-detectable photochromic behavior while compound 2 is photoinert under 365 nm irradiation. The influence of different substituent groups in same site of auxiliary ligands on the photochromic behaviors of the two compounds has been studied in detail.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8-11
Number of pages4
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume75
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • Bipyridinium
  • Coordination polymers
  • Photochromism

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