Abstract
Three metal-organic frameworks, [Eu(C10H6N3O5)3(H2O)2] · H2O (1), [Tb(C10H6N3O5)3(H2O)2] · H2O (2), and [Cd(C10H6N3O5)2Cl2] (3) based on T-shaped tripodal ligands 3-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine-1-oxide and 4-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine-1-oxide (H3DCImPyO), have been synthesized by the hydrothermal method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. The diverse coordination modes of H3DCImPyO ligands have afforded the three compounds. Complexes 1 and 2 are isomers and the Ln (Ln = Eu or Tb) atoms have coordination number eight with a distorted square prism geometry. The partly deprotonated H2DCImPyO− ligands display three different coordination modes to link Ln (Ln = Tb or Eu) into 1-D double chains. In 3, Cd(II) lies on an inversion center and displays a slightly distorted octahedral coordination. All three compounds exhibit strong fluorescent emissions in the solid state at room temperature.
Acknowledgments
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Foundation of Jiangsu Educational Committee (11KJB150004), China.